CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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6.6 | $0-$5k | 0.00 |
A vulnerability was found in VideoLAN VLC Media Player 1.x (Multimedia Player Software) and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. 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.
The weakness was presented 04/22/2010 by Core Security with VLC (Website). The advisory is available at videolan.org. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2010-1441. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.
A public exploit has been developed by Core Security and been published before and not just after the advisory. The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 552 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. 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.
Upgrading to version 1.0.6 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at videolan.org. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version. A possible mitigation has been published before and not just after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (78879) and Exploit-DB (6756). See 3854, 7069, 9448 and 10074 for similar entries.
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CPE 2.3
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Class: Memory corruptionCWE: CWE-119
ATT&CK: Unknown
Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
Author: Core Security
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Nessus ID: 78879
Nessus Name: GLSA-201411-01 : VLC: Multiple vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 69555
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 2211-1 (vlc)
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Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Upgrade: VLC Media Player 1.0.6
Patch: videolan.org
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Sources
Vendor: videolan.orgAdvisory: videolan.org
Researcher: Core Security
Organization: VLC
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2010-1441 (🔍)
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Vulnerability Center: 25615 - VideoLAN VLC Media Player \x3C1.0.6 Remote DoS or Code Execution via a Crafted Byte Stream - CVE-2010-1441, High
SecurityFocus: 39620 - PortfolioDesign.org Portfolio for Joomla! 'phpThumb.php' Remote File Disclosure Vulnerability
Secunia: 39558 - VLC Media Player Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 63986 - VLC Media Player Unspecified XSPF Playlist Parser Invalid Memory Access
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entry
Created: 05/03/2010 02:00Updated: 03/18/2021 06:48
Changes: 05/03/2010 02:00 (81), 02/24/2017 09:42 (13), 03/18/2021 06:44 (5), 03/18/2021 06:48 (1)
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