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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in VideoLAN VLC Media Player up to 2.0.8 (Multimedia Player Software). Affected is an unknown functionality of the component M3U Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does
not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the
properties that are required to process the data safely and
correctly. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:
VideoLAN VLC Media Player 2.0.8 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long string in a URL in a m3u file.
The weakness was shared 08/19/2013 by asesino04 as 27700 as not defined exploit (Exploit-DB). The advisory is available at exploit-db.com. The vendor was not involved in the coordination of the public release. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2013-6283 since 10/25/2013. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.
A public exploit has been developed by Asesino04 and been published immediately after the advisory. The exploit is shared for download at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 78879 (GLSA-201411-01 : VLC: Multiple vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Gentoo Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 121380 (VLC Media Player Multiple Vulnerabilities).
Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 2 years after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (78879) and Exploit-DB (27700). The entries 4118, 7069, 9448 and 10577 are related to this item.
Product
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CPE 2.3
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.6VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.7
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Exploiting
Class: Input validationCWE: CWE-20
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Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
Author: Asesino04
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Nessus ID: 78879
Nessus Name: GLSA-201411-01 : VLC: Multiple vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 802488
OpenVAS Name: VLC Media Player M3U Denial of Service Vulnerability (Windows)
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Timeline
08/11/2010 🔍08/19/2013 🔍
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09/02/2013 🔍
10/25/2013 🔍
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Sources
Vendor: videolan.orgAdvisory: 27700
Researcher: asesino04
Status: Not defined
CVE: CVE-2013-6283 (🔍)
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SecurityFocus: 42386
OSVDB: 96603
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entry
Created: 09/02/2013 17:00Updated: 05/21/2021 18:52
Changes: 09/02/2013 17:00 (64), 05/06/2019 07:09 (16), 05/21/2021 18:52 (4)
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Committer: olku
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