VideoLAN VLC Media Player 2.0.1.0 JLS File denial of service

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in VideoLAN VLC Media Player 2.0.1.0. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component JLS File Handler. The manipulation leads to denial of service. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. Furthermore, there is an exploit available.

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A vulnerability was found in VideoLAN VLC Media Player 2.0.1.0 (Multimedia Player Software) and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown functionality of the component JLS File Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. Impacted is availability.

The bug was discovered 03/18/2012. The weakness was shared 03/18/2012 by Dan Fosco as vlc9.txt as not defined exploit (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at dfcode.org. The vendor was not involved in the public release. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1499 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

A public exploit has been developed by Dan Fosco in C and been published immediately after the advisory. The exploit is available at dfcode.org. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The code used by the exploit is:

#include <stdio.h>

int main(int argc, char *argv[])
{
   FILE *f;
   f = fopen(argv[1], "r+");

   fseek(f, 7, SEEK_SET);
   fputc('\xff', f);

   fclose(f);
   return 0;
}

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 OSVDB (101306†). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Type

• Multimedia Player Software

Vendor

• VideoLAN

Name

• VLC Media Player

Version

• 2.0.1.0

License

• open-source

Website

• Vendor: https://www.videolan.org/

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