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VLC < 3.0.3 Heap Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

medium Nessus Plugin ID 136999

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Synopsis

The remote Windows host contains a media player that is affected by heap base buffer overflow vulnerability.

Description

TThe version of VLC media player installed on the remote host is prior to 3.0.3. It is, therefore, affected by a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in its 'EbmlElement::FindNextElement' component. An unauthenticated, local attacker can exploit this to cause a denial of service condition or the execution of arbitrary code. (CVE-2019-13615).

Solution

Upgrade to VLC version 3.0.3 or later.

See Also

https://trac.videolan.org/vlc/ticket/22474

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 136999

File Name: vlc_3_0_3.nasl

Version: 1.4

Type: local

Agent: windows

Family: Windows

Published: 6/1/2020

Updated: 3/8/2024

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

Temporal Score: 3.4

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2019-13615

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.5

Temporal Score: 5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:videolan:vlc_media_player

Required KB Items: SMB/VLC/Version, installed_sw/VLC media player

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 7/16/2019

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/16/2019

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2019-13615

BID: 109304