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A vulnerability was found in VideoLAN VLC Media Player 0.9.4 (Multimedia Player Software). It has been rated as very critical. This issue affects an unknown code of the file ty.c of the component Media Player. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a numeric error vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-189. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
Multiple integer overflows in ty.c in the TY demux plugin (aka the TiVo demuxer) in VideoLAN VLC media player, probably 0.9.4, might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted .ty file, a different vulnerability than CVE-2008-4654.
The weakness was disclosed 10/22/2008 by Nico Golde (Website). The advisory is shared at securityfocus.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2008-4686. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 08/02/2021).
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 39451 (Debian DSA-1819-1 : vlc - several vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Debian Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 115996 (VLC Media Player TY File Stack-Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability).
There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 8535.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (46047) and Tenable (39451). The entries 42112, 42111, 42058 and 44626 are pretty similar.
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Class: Numeric errorCWE: CWE-189
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Nessus ID: 39451
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-1819-1 : vlc - several vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 64255
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 1819-1 (vlc)
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Timeline
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Sources
Vendor: videolan.orgAdvisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: Nico Golde
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2008-4686 (🔍)
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X-Force: 46047
Vulnerability Center: 19903 - VideoLAN VLC Media Player 0.9.4 TiVo Demuxer Multiple Integer Overflows Allow Remote Code Execution, Medium
SecurityFocus: 31867 - VLC Media Player Multiple Remote Integer Overflow Vulnerabilities
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Entry
Created: 03/17/2015 16:11Updated: 08/02/2021 14:43
Changes: 03/17/2015 16:11 (62), 05/06/2019 07:18 (10), 08/02/2021 14:38 (3), 08/02/2021 14:43 (1)
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