FreeBSD : VLC -- Heap corruption in MP4 demultiplexer (6a4bfe75-692a-11e0-bce7-001eecdd401a)

high Nessus Plugin ID 53469

Synopsis

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

Description

VideoLAN project reports :

When parsing some MP4 (MPEG-4 Part 14) files, insufficient buffer size might lead to corruption of the heap.

Solution

Update the affected package.

See Also

http://www.videolan.org/security/sa1103.html

http://www.nessus.org/u?a11842c7

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 53469

File Name: freebsd_pkg_6a4bfe75692a11e0bce7001eecdd401a.nasl

Version: 1.8

Type: local

Published: 4/18/2011

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

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: 4/17/2011

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/7/2011