VideoLAN VLC Media Player up to 2.0.7 PNG File denial of service

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A vulnerability was found in VideoLAN VLC Media Player up to 2.0.7 (Multimedia Player Software). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component PNG File Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. As an impact it is known to affect availability.

The weakness was published 07/01/2013 by Kevin Fujimoto as VLC Media Player 2.0.7 (.png) - Crash PoC as not defined exploit (Exploit-DB). The advisory is shared at exploit-db.com. The public release happened without involvement of VideoLAN. The exploitation appears to be difficult. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1499 for this issue.

A public exploit has been developed by Kevin Fujimoto in Python 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.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Exploit-DB (26526).

Productinfo

Type

Multimedia Player Software

Vendor

VideoLAN

Name

VLC Media Player

Version

License

open-source

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
ATT&CK: T1499

Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
Author: Kevin Fujimoto
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Timelineinfo

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07/29/2013 +28 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: videolan.org

Advisory: VLC Media Player 2.0.7 (.png) - Crash PoC
Researcher: Kevin Fujimoto
Status: Not defined
OSVDB: 95632

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

Entryinfo

Created: 07/29/2013 09:57
Updated: 05/06/2019 07:09
Changes: 07/29/2013 09:57 (48), 05/06/2019 07:09 (2)
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