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VLC Media Player Multiple Plugins Format String Vulnerabilities
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA25753
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Release Date:
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2007-06-20
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Last Update:
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2007-07-24
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Popularity:
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13,059 views
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Critical:
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Highly critical
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Impact:
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System access
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Where:
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From remote
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Solution Status:
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Vendor Patch
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| Software: | VLC media player 0.x
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Binary Analysis:
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BA168 :: Available for Credits 
BA167 :: Available for Credits
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| CVE reference: | CVE-2007-3316
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Description:
Some vulnerabilities have been reported in VLC Media Player, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a user's system.
The vulnerabilities are caused due to format string errors in the Ogg/Vorbis, Ogg/Theora, CDDA (CD Digital Audio), and SAP (Service Announce Protocol) plugins. These can be exploited to execute arbitrary code via a specially crafted .ogg or .ogm file (Vorbis/Theora), CDDB entry, or SAP/SDP message.
The vulnerabilities are reported in versions 0.8.6b and prior.
Solution:
Update to version 0.8.6c.
http://www.videolan.org/vlc/
The vendor also recommends removing or disabling the plugins if they are not used. Please see the vendor's advisory for details.
Provided and/or discovered by:
David Thiel, iSEC Partners Inc for originally reporting the issue in the Ogg/Vorbis plugin.
Changelog:
2007-06-22: Added CVE reference and link in "Original Advisory" section.
2007-07-24: Added link to US-CERT.
Original Advisory:
VideoLAN:
http://www.videolan.org/sa0702.html
iSec Partners:
http://www.isecpartners.com/advisories/2007-001-vlc.txt
Other References:
US-CERT VU#200928:
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/200928
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