VideoLAN VLC Media Player 2.0.3 libpng_plugin ReadAV memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in VideoLAN VLC Media Player 2.0.3 and classified as problematic. This issue affects the function ReadAV in the library libpng_plugin. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2012-5470. Furthermore, there is an exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in VideoLAN VLC Media Player 2.0.3 (Multimedia Player Software) and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects the function ReadAV in the library libpng_plugin. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect availability. CVE summarizes:

libpng_plugin in VideoLAN VLC media player 2.0.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted PNG file.

The weakness was released 10/11/2012 by Jean Pascal Pereira as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is available at cve.mitre.org. The vendor was not involved in the coordination of the public release. This vulnerability was named CVE-2012-5470 since 10/24/2012. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Technical details and also a public exploit are known.

A public exploit has been developed by Jean Pascal Pereira and been published immediately after the advisory. It is possible to download the exploit at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 802488 , which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 120724 (VLC Media Player PNG File Processing Denial of Service Vulnerability).

Upgrading to version 2.0.4 eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at videolan.org. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 12790.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (79142), Exploit-DB (21889), Tenable (802488), SecurityFocus (BID 55850†) and OSVDB (86685†). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
Author: Jean Pascal Pereira
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Nessus ID: 802488
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OpenVAS ID: 802489
OpenVAS Name: VLC Media Player libpng_plugin Denial of Service Vulnerability (Mac OS X)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: VLC Media Player 2.0.4
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: videolan.org

Advisory: cve.mitre.org
Researcher: Jean Pascal Pereira
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2012-5470 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-5470
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-6826

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X-Force: 79142
SecurityFocus: 55850 - VLC Media Player Read Access Violation Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability
OSVDB: 86685
Vulnerability Center: 37406 - VideoLAN VLC Media Player 2.0.3 Denial of Service via a Crafted PNG, Medium

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 10/29/2012 04:07 PM
Updated: 12/29/2024 06:24 AM
Changes: 10/29/2012 04:07 PM (83), 04/21/2017 10:13 PM (5), 12/29/2024 06:24 AM (18)
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