VideoLAN VLC Media Player up to 0.8.6d on Windows memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in VideoLAN VLC Media Player up to 0.8.6d on Windows. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. Such manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2008-0296. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in VideoLAN VLC Media Player up to 0.8.6d on Windows (Multimedia Player Software) and classified as very critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Heap-based buffer overflow in the libaccess_realrtsp plugin in VideoLAN VLC Media Player 0.8.6d and earlier on Windows might allow remote RTSP servers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or execute arbitrary code via a long string.

The weakness was presented 01/16/2008 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at vupen.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2008-0296. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 07/30/2021).

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 31949 (Debian DSA-1543-1 : 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.

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 5883.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (39587), Tenable (31949), SecurityFocus (BID 27221†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-17509†). See VDB-3544, VDB-41235, VDB-40576 and VDB-41678 for similar entries. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 31949
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-1543-1 : vlc - several vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 60789
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 1543-1 (vlc)
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: videolan.org

Advisory: vupen.com⛔
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2008-0296 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-0296
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-40568

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X-Force: 39587
SecurityFocus: 27221
Vulnerability Center: 17509 - VideoLAN VLC Media Player Libaccess_realrtsp Plugin Allows Remote Code Execution and DoS, High

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/16/2015 13:43
Updated: 07/30/2021 15:30
Changes: 03/16/2015 13:43 (58), 05/06/2019 07:11 (7), 07/30/2021 15:19 (2), 07/30/2021 15:24 (2), 07/30/2021 15:30 (1)
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