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VLC Media Player Multiple Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities-01 Jan15 (Mac OS X)
Information
Severity
Severity
Family
Family
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
Solution Type
Solution Type
Created
Created
Modified
Modified
Summary
The host is installed with VLC media player and is prone to multiple buffer overflow vulnerabilities.
Insight
Insight
Multiple flaws are due to overflow conditions in the, - ASF_ObjectDumpDebug function within modules/demux/asf/libasf.c script, - AVI_ChunkDumpDebug_level function within modules/demux/avi/libavi.c script, - AVI_ChunkDumpDebug_level function within modules/demux/avi/libavi.c script - MP4_BoxDumpStructure function within modules/demux/mp4/libmp4.c script.
Affected Software
Affected Software
VideoLAN VLC media player before 1.0.2 on Mac OS X.
Detection Method
Detection Method
Checks if a vulnerable version is present on the target host.
Solution
Solution
Upgrade to VideoLAN VLC media player version 1.0.2 or later.