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VLC Media Player < 0.8.6h Multiple Vulnerabilities

🗓️ 30 Jun 2008 00:00:00Reported by TenableType 
nessus
 nessus
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The version of VLC Media Player installed on the remote host reportedly includes versions of GnuTLS, libgcrypt, and libxml2 that are affected by various denial of service and buffer overflow vulnerabilities

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#  (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#



include("compat.inc");

if (description)
{
  script_id(33278);
  script_version("1.11");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2008-1948", "CVE-2008-1949", "CVE-2008-1950", "CVE-2007-6284");
  script_bugtraq_id(27248, 29292);

  script_name(english:"VLC Media Player < 0.8.6h Multiple Vulnerabilities");
  script_summary(english:"Checks version of VLC");
 
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote Windows host contains a media player that is affected by
several vulnerabilities." );
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The version of VLC Media Player installed on the remote host
reportedly includes versions of GnuTLS, libgcrypt, and libxml2 that
are affected by various denial of service and buffer overflow
vulnerabilities." );
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.videolan.org/developers/vlc/NEWS" );
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Upgrade to VLC Media Player version 0.8.6h or later." );
 script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
 script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C");
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"false");
 script_cwe_id(189, 287, 399);
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value: "2008/06/30");
 script_cvs_date("Date: 2018/08/06 14:03:16");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/a:videolan:vlc_media_player");
script_end_attributes();

 
  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_family(english:"Windows");

  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2008-2018 Tenable Network Security, Inc.");

  script_dependencies("vlc_installed.nasl");
  script_require_keys("SMB/VLC/Version");

  exit(0);
}


include("global_settings.inc");


ver = get_kb_item("SMB/VLC/Version");
if (ver && tolower(ver) =~ "^0\.([0-7]\.|8\.([0-5]|6($|[a-g])))")
{
  if (report_verbosity)
  {
    report = string(
      "\n",
      "VLC Media Player version ", ver, " is currently installed on the remote host.\n"
    );
    security_hole(port:get_kb_item("SMB/transport"), extra:report);
  }
  else security_hole(get_kb_item("SMB/transport"));
}

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06 Aug 2018 14:03Current
8.3High risk
Vulners AI Score8.3
CVSS 210
EPSS0.199
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