CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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9.0 | $0-$5k | 0.00 |
A vulnerability was found in VideoLAN VLC Media Player up to 0.8.6b (Multimedia Player Software) and classified as very critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Media Player. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:
Multiple format string vulnerabilities in plugins in VideoLAN VLC Media Player before 0.8.6c allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in (1) an Ogg/Vorbis file, (2) an Ogg/Theora file, (3) a CDDB entry for a CD Digital Audio (CDDA) file, or (4) Service Announce Protocol (SAP) multicast packets.
The weakness was disclosed 06/20/2007 by David Thiel with iSEC Partners as confirmed advisory (CERT.org). The advisory is available at kb.cert.org. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2007-3316 since 06/21/2007. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 07/20/2021).
It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 25808 (GLSA-200707-12 : VLC media player: Format string vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Gentoo Local Security Checks.
Upgrading to version 0.8.6c eliminates this vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 5611.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (34948) and Tenable (25808). The entries 85847, 85848 and 85849 are pretty similar.
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 10.0VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.0
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Exploiting
Class: Memory corruptionCWE: CWE-119
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Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 25808
Nessus Name: GLSA-200707-12 : VLC media player: Format string vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 58453
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 1332-1 (vlc)
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Upgrade: VLC Media Player 0.8.6c
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Timeline
06/12/2007 🔍06/20/2007 🔍
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Sources
Vendor: videolan.orgAdvisory: kb.cert.org
Researcher: David Thiel
Organization: iSEC Partners
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2007-3316 (🔍)
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X-Force: 34948
Vulnerability Center: 15548 - VideoLAN VLC Media Player Remote Denial of Service or Code Execution, Medium
SecurityFocus: 24555 - VLC Media Player Multiple Format String Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 25753 - VLC Media Player Multiple Plugins Format String Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 37379 - VLC Media Player Ogg/Vorbis File Handling Plugin Format String
Vupen: ADV-2007-2262
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Entry
Created: 03/15/2015 15:58Updated: 07/20/2021 13:37
Changes: 03/15/2015 15:58 (74), 05/06/2019 07:10 (15), 07/20/2021 13:37 (2)
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