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VLC Media Player SMB 'Win32AddConnection()' BOF Vulnerability - July09 (Windows)
Information
Severity
Severity
Critical
Family
Family
Buffer overflow
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
9.3
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Solution Type
Solution Type
Vendor Patch
Created
Created
13 years ago
Modified
Modified
4 years ago
Summary
This host is installed with VLC Media Player and is prone to Stack-Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability.
Insight
Insight
Stack-based Buffer overflow error in the 'Win32AddConnection' function in modules/access/smb.c while processing a specially crafted long 'smb://' URI within a playlist.
Affected Software
Affected Software
VLC Media Player version 0.9.9 and prior on Windows.
Solution
Solution
Apply the available patch ***** NOTE: Ignore this warning if above mentioned patch is already applied. *****