VideoLAN VLC Media Player up to 2.2.8 MP4 Converter libmp4.c Invalid Free use after free
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A vulnerability has been found in VideoLAN VLC Media Player up to 2.2.8 (Multimedia Player Software) and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown part in the library modules/demux/mp4/libmp4.c of the component MP4 Converter. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a use after free vulnerability (Invalid Free). The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-416. Referencing memory after it has been freed can cause a program to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:
In VideoLAN VLC media player through 2.2.8, there is a type conversion vulnerability in modules/demux/mp4/libmp4.c in the MP4 demux module leading to a invalid free, because the type of a box may be changed between a read operation and a free operation.
The bug was discovered 12/15/2017. The weakness was disclosed 12/15/2017 (oss-sec). The advisory is available at openwall.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2017-17670 since 12/13/2017. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 109902 (Debian DSA-4203-1 : vlc - security update), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Debian Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 176385 (Debian Security Update for vlc (DSA 4203-1)).
Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 6 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (109902).
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CPE 2.3
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Exploiting
Name: Invalid FreeClass: Use after free / Invalid Free
CWE: CWE-416 / CWE-119
ATT&CK: Unknown
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Remote: Yes
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Nessus ID: 109902
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-4203-1 : vlc - security update
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OpenVAS ID: 863071
OpenVAS Name: VLC Media Player MP4 Demux Module DoS Vulnerability (Windows)
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Timeline
12/13/2017 🔍12/15/2017 🔍
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Sources
Vendor: videolan.orgAdvisory: openwall.com
Researcher: Hans Jerry Illikainen
Status: Not defined
CVE: CVE-2017-17670 (🔍)
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SecurityTracker: 1040938
SecurityFocus: 102214 - VideoLAN VLC 'mp4/libmp4.c' Denial of Service Vulnerability
Entry
Created: 12/16/2017 16:26Updated: 01/27/2021 12:27
Changes: 12/16/2017 16:26 (72), 06/07/2020 07:13 (10), 01/27/2021 12:24 (2), 01/27/2021 12:27 (1)
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