Detections
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VLC < 1.1.10 Multiple Vulnerabilities
critical Nessus Plugin ID 55024
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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 1.1.10. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities:- A denial of service (DoS) vulnerability exists in VideoLAN VLC media player before 1.1.10. An unauthenticated remote attacker can exploit this issue, via a malformed AMV file, to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2011-1931).
- A denial of service (DoS) vulnerability exists in VideoLAN VLC media player before 1.1.10 due to integer overflow in XSPF playlist parser. An unauthenticated remote attacker can exploit this issue, via unspecified vectors that trigger a heap-based buffer overflow to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2011-2194).
Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.
Solution
Upgrade to VLC version 1.1.10 or later.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: Critical
ID: 55024
File Name: vlc_1_1_10.nasl
Version: 1.5
Type: local
Agent: windows
Family: Windows
Published: 6/9/2011
Updated: 7/9/2020
Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 6.7
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 9.3
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2011-2194
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Critical
Base Score: 10
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/a:videolan:vlc_media_player
Patch Publication Date: 6/6/2011
Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/7/2011
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2011-1931, CVE-2011-2194
Secunia: 44412