VideoLAN VLC Media Player 2.2.1 m3u8 File libfolder_plugin.dll denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in VideoLAN VLC Media Player 2.2.1. This affects an unknown part of the file plugins\meta_engine\libfolder_plugin.dll of the component m3u8 File Handler. The manipulation leads to denial of service. Furthermore, there is an exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in VideoLAN VLC Media Player 2.2.1 (Multimedia Player Software). This issue affects an unknown functionality of the file plugins\meta_engine\libfolder_plugin.dll of the component m3u8 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 weakness was shared 08/26/2015 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at exploit-db.com. The exploitation is known to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known.

A public exploit has been developed in Python. The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The code used by the exploit is:

buffer = ("\x23\x45\x58\x54\x4d\x33\x55\r\n\x23"
          "\x45\x58\x54\x2d\x58\x2d\x53\x54\x52"
          "\x45\x41\x4d\x2d\x49\x4e\x46\x3a\x50"
          "\x52\x4f\x47\x52\x41\x4d\x2d\x49\x44"
          "\x3d\x31\x2c\x42\x41\x4e\x44\x57\x49"
          "\x44\x54\x48\x3d\x31\x2c\x52\x45\x53"
          "\x4f\x4c\x55\x54\x49\x4f\x4e\x3d\x31"
          "\x32\x30\x78\x33\x36\x30\r\n")

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 databases at X-Force (105945) and Exploit-DB (37976). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 3.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.2

VulDB Base Score: 3.3
VulDB Temp Score: 3.2
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

Availability: 🔍
Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

08/26/2015 🔍
09/01/2015 +6 days 🔍
09/21/2018 +1116 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: videolan.org

Advisory: exploit-db.com
Status: Not defined

GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-77519
X-Force: 105945 - VLC Media Player .m3u8 denial of service

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

Entryinfo

Created: 09/01/2015 11:33
Updated: 09/21/2018 09:41
Changes: 09/01/2015 11:33 (43), 09/21/2018 09:41 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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