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Ubuntu 16.04 ESM : VLC vulnerabilities (USN-4805-1)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 183558

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Synopsis

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

Description

The remote Ubuntu 16.04 ESM host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-4805-1 advisory.

 - avcodec 2.2.x, as used in VideoLAN VLC media player 2.2.7-x before 2017-06-29, allows out-of-bounds heap memory write due to calling memcpy() with a wrong size, leading to a denial of service (application crash) or possibly code execution. (CVE-2017-10699)

 - VideoLAN VLC media player 2.2.x is prone to a use after free vulnerability which an attacker can leverage to execute arbitrary code via crafted MKV files. Failed exploit attempts will likely result in denial of service conditions. (CVE-2018-11529)

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-4805-1

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 183558

File Name: ubuntu_USN-4805-1.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 10/20/2023

Updated: 1/12/2024

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Critical

Score: 9.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.5

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2017-10699

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 9.4

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:-:esm, 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:libvlccore7, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libvlccore8, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:vlc, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:vlc-data, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:vlc-nox, 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-pulse, 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-svg, 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: 3/15/2021

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/30/2017

Exploitable With

Metasploit (VLC Media Player MKV Use After Free)

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2017-10699, CVE-2018-11529

IAVB: 2021-B-0007-S

USN: 4805-1