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VLC Media Player WAV Processing Integer Overflow
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA30601
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Release Date:
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2008-07-02
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Last Update:
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2008-07-16
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Popularity:
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8,214 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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BA509 :: Available for 1 Credit 
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| CVE reference: | CVE-2008-2430
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Description:
Secunia Research has discovered a vulnerability in VLC Media Player, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a user's system.
The vulnerability is caused due to an integer overflow error within the "Open()" function in "modules/demux/wav.c". This can be exploited to cause a heap-based buffer overflow via a specially crafted WAV file having an overly large "fmt" chunk.
Successful exploitation may allow execution of arbitrary code.
The vulnerability is confirmed in version 0.8.6h on Windows. Prior versions may also be affected.
Solution:
Update to version 0.8.6i.
Provided and/or discovered by:
Alin Rad Pop, Secunia Research.
Changelog:
2008-07-03: Updated "Solution" section with workaround information.
2008-07-16: Updated "Solution" section.
Original Advisory:
Secunia Research:
http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2008-29/
VideoLAN:
http://www.videolan.org/developers/vlc/NEWS
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