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VLC < 2.0.7 Multiple Vulnerabilities
medium Nessus Plugin ID 69015
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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 host is earlier than 2.0.7 and is, therefore, affected by the following vulnerabilities:- The web interface contains a flaw that does not validate input passed via XML services resulting in a cross-site scripting vulnerability.
- A flaw exists in the XML services of the web interface that may allow a remote attacker to execute media player commands.
- A flaw exists that could lead to a denial of service / memory consumption when loading a malicious playlist.
Solution
Upgrade to VLC version 2.0.7 or later.See Also
http://www.nessus.org/u?6f33883d
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 69015
File Name: vlc_2_0_7.nasl
Version: 1.9
Type: Local
Agent: windows
Family: Windows
Published: 7/23/2013
Updated: 6/23/2026
Supported Sensors: Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Low
Score: 3.8
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 4.3
Temporal Score: 3.2
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2013-7340
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/a:videolan:vlc_media_player
Required KB Items: SMB/VLC/Version
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 5/26/2013
Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/10/2013