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FreeBSD : vlc -- invalid id3v2 tags may lead to invalid memory dereferencing (e7d91a3c-a7c9-11df-870c-00242b513d7c)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 48334

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Synopsis

The remote FreeBSD host is missing a security-related update.

Description

VideoLAN project reports :

VLC fails to perform sufficient input validation when trying to extract some meta-informations about input media through ID3v2 tags.
In the failure case, VLC attempt dereference an invalid memory address, and a crash will ensure.

Solution

Update the affected package.

See Also

http://www.videolan.org/security/sa1004.html

http://www.nessus.org/u?154dfaa4

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 48334

File Name: freebsd_pkg_e7d91a3ca7c911df870c00242b513d7c.nasl

Version: 1.10

Type: local

Published: 8/16/2010

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:vlc, cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/FreeBSD/release, Host/FreeBSD/pkg_info

Patch Publication Date: 8/14/2010

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/29/2010

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2010-2937