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Ubuntu 16.04 ESM / 18.04 ESM / 20.04 ESM / 22.04 ESM : VLC media player vulnerabilities (USN-6180-1)

high Nessus Plugin ID 177459

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Synopsis

The remote Ubuntu host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The remote Ubuntu 16.04 ESM / 18.04 ESM / 20.04 ESM / 22.04 ESM / 22.10 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-6180-1 advisory.

 - An off-by-one error in the DecodeBlock function in codec/sdl_image.c in VideoLAN VLC media player before 3.0.9 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted image file.
 NOTE: this may be related to the SDL_Image product. (CVE-2019-19721)

 - A heap-based buffer overflow in the hxxx_AnnexB_to_xVC function in modules/packetizer/hxxx_nal.c in VideoLAN VLC media player before 3.0.11 for macOS/iOS allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or execute arbitrary code via a crafted H.264 Annex-B video (.avi for example) file.
 (CVE-2020-13428)

 - A buffer overflow vulnerability in the __Parse_indx component of VideoLAN VLC Media Player 3.0.11 allows attackers to cause an out-of-bounds read via a crafted .avi file. (CVE-2021-25801)

 - A buffer overflow vulnerability in the AVI_ExtractSubtitle component of VideoLAN VLC Media Player 3.0.11 allows attackers to cause an out-of-bounds read via a crafted .avi file. (CVE-2021-25802)

 - A buffer overflow vulnerability in the vlc_input_attachment_New component of VideoLAN VLC Media Player 3.0.11 allows attackers to cause an out-of-bounds read via a crafted .avi file. (CVE-2021-25803)

 - A NULL-pointer dereference in Open in avi.c of VideoLAN VLC Media Player 3.0.11 can a denial of service (DOS) in the application. (CVE-2021-25804)

 - An integer overflow in the VNC module in VideoLAN VLC Media Player through 3.0.17.4 allows attackers, by tricking a user into opening a crafted playlist or connecting to a rogue VNC server, to crash VLC or execute code under some conditions. (CVE-2022-41325)

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

See Also

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6180-1

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 177459

File Name: ubuntu_USN-6180-1.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 6/20/2023

Updated: 10/20/2023

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, 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-2020-13428

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-41325

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:-:esm, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:-:esm, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:20.04:-:esm, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:22.04:-:esm, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libvlc-bin, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libvlc-dev, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libvlc5, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libvlccore-dev, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libvlccore8, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libvlccore9, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:vlc, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:vlc-bin, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:vlc-data, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:vlc-l10n, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:vlc-nox, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:vlc-plugin-access-extra, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:vlc-plugin-base, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:vlc-plugin-fluidsynth, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:vlc-plugin-jack, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:vlc-plugin-notify, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:vlc-plugin-qt, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:vlc-plugin-samba, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:vlc-plugin-sdl, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:vlc-plugin-skins2, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:vlc-plugin-svg, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:vlc-plugin-video-output, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:vlc-plugin-video-splitter, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:vlc-plugin-visualization, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:vlc-plugin-zvbi

Required KB Items: Host/cpu, Host/Debian/dpkg-l, Host/Ubuntu, Host/Ubuntu/release

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 6/20/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/7/2020

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2019-19721, CVE-2020-13428, CVE-2021-25801, CVE-2021-25802, CVE-2021-25803, CVE-2021-25804, CVE-2022-41325

IAVB: 2020-B-0025-S

USN: 6180-1