VideoLAN VLC Media Player 2.1.5 MP4 Demuxer memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in VideoLAN VLC Media Player 2.1.5. It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown part of the component MP4 Demuxer. This manipulation causes memory corruption. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2014-9626. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in VideoLAN VLC Media Player 2.1.5 (Multimedia Player Software). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block of the component MP4 Demuxer. 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.

The weakness was presented 01/20/2015 by Fabian Yamaguchi as confirmed mailinglist post (oss-sec). It is possible to read the advisory at seclists.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2014-9626 since 01/20/2015. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 81130 (Debian DSA-3150-1 : vlc - security update), 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. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 175285 (Debian Security Update for vlc (DSA 3150-1)).

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at github.com. A possible mitigation has been published 2 weeks after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (100278), Tenable (81130) and SecurityFocus (BID 72252†). Additional details are provided at seclists.org. See VDB-68982, VDB-68984, VDB-68985 and VDB-68986 for similar entries. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 81130
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-3150-1 : vlc - security update
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OpenVAS ID: 56803
OpenVAS Name: Gentoo Linux Local Check: https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201603-08
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Patch: github.com

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: videolan.org

Advisory: 2e7c7091a61aa5d07e7997b393d821e91f593c39
Researcher: Fabian Yamaguchi
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2014-9626 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-9626
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-68983

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X-Force: 100278 - VideoLAN VLC Media Player MP4 Demuxer buffer overflow, Medium Risk
SecurityFocus: 72252 - VLC Media Player Multiple Security Vulnerabilities

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Entryinfo

Created: 02/02/2015 11:17
Updated: 03/08/2022 08:40
Changes: 02/02/2015 11:17 (69), 05/06/2019 07:16 (2), 03/08/2022 08:39 (2), 03/08/2022 08:40 (18)
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