VideoLAN VLC 0.8.6e parsessa memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in VideoLAN VLC 0.8.6e. Impacted is the function parsessa. Executing a manipulation can lead to memory corruption. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2008-1881. In addition, an exploit is available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in VideoLAN VLC 0.8.6e (Multimedia Player Software). This vulnerability affects the function parsessa. 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 confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Stack-based buffer overflow in the ParseSSA function (modules/demux/subtitle.c) in VLC 0.8.6e allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long subtitle in an SSA file. NOTE: this issue is due to an incomplete fix for CVE-2007-6681.

The bug was discovered 03/14/2008. The weakness was presented 04/17/2008 by Luigi Auriemma (Website). The advisory is available at xforce.iss.net. This vulnerability was named CVE-2008-1881 since 04/17/2008. 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.

It is possible to download the exploit at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 34 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 39451 (Debian DSA-1819-1 : 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 and running in the context l.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 2 years after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (41936), Exploit-DB (5250), Tenable (39451), SecurityFocus (BID 28274†) and OSVDB (44461†). See VDB-40575, VDB-40574, VDB-42112 and VDB-42111 for similar entries. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 39451
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-1819-1 : vlc - several vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 64255
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 1819-1 (vlc)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: videolan.org

Advisory: xforce.iss.net
Researcher: Luigi Auriemma
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2008-1881 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-1881
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-42058

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X-Force: 41936
SecurityFocus: 28274 - VLC Media Player 'Subtitle' Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia: 28233
OSVDB: 44461 - VLC Media Player subtitle buffer overflow
Vulnerability Center: 18280 - VideoLAN VLC ParseSSA Function Vulnerability Allows Remote Code Execution via SSA File, Medium

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

Created: 03/16/2015 17:00
Updated: 10/19/2024 20:40
Changes: 03/16/2015 17:00 (77), 08/09/2019 18:26 (9), 10/19/2024 20:40 (17)
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