VideoLAN VLC Media Player 1.1.11 EAC3 File denial of service

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in VideoLAN VLC Media Player 1.1.11. This affects an unknown function of the component EAC3 File Handler. This manipulation causes denial of service. The attack can be initiated remotely. Additionally, an exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in VideoLAN VLC Media Player 1.1.11 (Multimedia Player Software). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code of the component EAC3 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 bug was discovered 03/14/2012. The weakness was released 03/14/2012 by Dan Fosco as VLC v. 1.1.11 .eac3 DOS as not defined exploit (Website). The advisory is shared at dfcode.org. The public release happened without involvement of VideoLAN. 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 Dan Fosco in ANSI C and been published immediately after the advisory. It is possible to download the exploit at dfcode.org. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The code used by the exploit is:

int main(int argc, char *argv[])
{
   FILE *f;
   f = fopen(argv[1], "r+");
   fseek(f, 5, SEEK_SET);
   fputc('\x00', 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 (101571†). Entry connected to this vulnerability is available at VDB-11700. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

Productinfo

Type

• Multimedia Player Software

Vendor

• VideoLAN

Name

• VLC Media Player

Version

• 1.1.11

License

• open-source

Website

• Vendor: https://www.videolan.org/

CPE 2.3info

• 🔍

CPE 2.2info

• 🔍

CVSSv4info

CVSSv3info

CVSSv2info

Exploitinginfo

Threat Intelligenceinfo

Countermeasuresinfo

Timelineinfo

Sourcesinfo

Entryinfo

If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

Discussion