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VLC Media Player SMB Input Module Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia Advisory: SA35558
Release Date: 2009-06-26
Last Update: 2009-07-20
Popularity: 4,582 views

Critical:
Highly critical
Impact: System access
Where: From remote
Solution Status: Vendor Workaround

Software:VLC media player 0.x

Binary Analysis: BA746 :: Available for 1 Credit

Secunia CVSS-2 Score: Available in Secunia business solutions

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Solution:
Fixed in the GIT repository.

Do not process untrusted files with VLC.

Provided and/or discovered by:
Reported by the vendor as a crash.

Additional information provided by Secunia Research.

Changelog:
2009-07-20: Added CVE reference.

Original Advisory:
http://git.videolan.org/?p=vlc.git;a=...a9038b13b5eb805a76755efc5c6d5e080180f

Change Page:
[ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ]



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