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VLC < 2.1.6 Multiple Vulnerabilities
high Nessus Plugin ID 137753
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Synopsis
The remote Windows host contains a media player that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities.Description
The version of VLC media player installed on the remote Windows host is prior to 2.1.6. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities:- An exploitable denial of service vulnerability exists in the picture_pool_Delete function in misc/picture_pool.c in VideoLAN VLC media player 2.1.5. Allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (DEP violation and application crash) via a crafted FLV file. (CVE-2014-9597).
- An exploitable denial of service vulnerability exists in the picture_Release function in misc/picture.c in VideoLAN VLC media player 2.1.5. Allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (write access violation) via a crafted M2V file. (CVE-2014-9598).
Solution
Upgrade to VLC version 2.1.6 or later.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 137753
File Name: vlc_2_1_6.nasl
Version: 1.4
Type: local
Agent: windows, macosx, unix
Family: Misc.
Published: 6/24/2020
Updated: 10/25/2021
Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 6.7
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 6.8
Temporal Score: 5.3
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2014-9597
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 8.8
Temporal Score: 7.9
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/a:videolan:vlc_media_player
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 1/21/2015
Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/21/2015
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2014-9597, CVE-2014-9598