| Source | Link |
|---|---|
| videolan | www.videolan.org/vlc/ |
#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#
include("compat.inc");
if (description)
{
script_id(31852);
script_version("1.22");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2022/10/10");
script_xref(name:"IAVT", value:"0001-T-0733");
script_name(english:"VLC Detection");
script_summary(english:"Checks for VLC.");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:"There is a media player installed on the remote Windows host.");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"VLC, a free and portable media player from the VideoLAN organization,
is installed on the remote Windows host.");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.videolan.org/vlc/");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Make sure that use of this program agrees with your organization's
acceptable use and security policies.");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"risk_factor", value:"None");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2008/04/11");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/a:videolan:vlc_media_player");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"asset_inventory", value:"True");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"asset_inventory_category", value:"software_enumeration");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"agent", value:"windows");
script_end_attributes();
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_family(english:"Windows");
script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2008-2022 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");
script_dependencies("smb_hotfixes.nasl");
script_require_keys("SMB/Registry/Enumerated");
script_require_ports(139, 445);
exit(0);
}
include("audit.inc");
include("smb_func.inc");
include("smb_hotfixes.inc");
include("misc_func.inc");
include("install_func.inc");
app = "VLC media player";
get_kb_item_or_exit("SMB/Registry/Enumerated");
# Connect to the appropriate share.
name = kb_smb_name();
port = kb_smb_transport();
login = kb_smb_login();
pass = kb_smb_password();
domain = kb_smb_domain();
if(! smb_session_init()) audit(AUDIT_FN_FAIL, 'smb_session_init');
rc = NetUseAdd(login:login, password:pass, domain:domain, share:"IPC$");
if (rc != 1)
{
NetUseDel();
audit(AUDIT_SHARE_FAIL, "IPC$");
}
# Connect to remote registry.
hklm = RegConnectRegistry(hkey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE);
if (isnull(hklm))
{
NetUseDel();
audit(AUDIT_REG_FAIL);
}
# Check whether it's installed along with any of its plugins.
path = NULL;
plugins = make_array();
ver_reg = NULL;
key = "SOFTWARE\VideoLAN\VLC";
key_h = RegOpenKey(handle:hklm, key:key, mode:MAXIMUM_ALLOWED);
if (!isnull(key_h))
{
item = RegQueryValue(handle:key_h, item:"InstallDir");
if (isnull(item)) item = RegQueryValue(handle:key_h, item:"Install_Dir");
if (!isnull(item)) path = item[1];
item = RegQueryValue(handle:key_h, item:"Version");
if (!isnull(item)) ver_reg = item[1];
RegCloseKey(handle:key_h);
}
# - Firefox and friends.
key = "SOFTWARE\MozillaPlugins";
key_h = RegOpenKey(handle:hklm, key:key, mode:MAXIMUM_ALLOWED);
if (!isnull(key_h))
{
info = RegQueryInfoKey(handle:key_h);
for (i=0; i<info[1]; ++i)
{
subkey = RegEnumKey(handle:key_h, index:i);
if (strlen(subkey) && subkey =~ "^@videolan\.org/vlc")
{
key2 = key + "\" + subkey;
key2_h = RegOpenKey(handle:hklm, key:key2, mode:MAXIMUM_ALLOWED);
if (!isnull(key2_h))
{
item = RegQueryValue(handle:key2_h, item:"Path");
if (!isnull(item))
{
file = item[1];
plugins[file] = "Mozilla";
}
RegCloseKey(handle:key2_h);
}
}
}
RegCloseKey (handle:key_h);
}
# - ActiveX Control
key = "SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{E23FE9C6-778E-49D4-B537-38FCDE4887D8}\InprocServer32";
key_h = RegOpenKey(handle:hklm, key:key, mode:MAXIMUM_ALLOWED);
if (!isnull(key_h))
{
item = RegQueryValue(handle:key_h, item:NULL);
if (!isnull(item))
{
file = item[1];
plugins[file] = "ActiveX";
}
RegCloseKey(handle:key_h);
}
RegCloseKey(handle:hklm);
if (isnull(path))
{
NetUseDel();
audit(AUDIT_NOT_INST, "VLC");
}
# Determine versions from various files.
install_count = 0;
info = '';
located = make_array(
'vlc', FALSE,
'Mozilla', FALSE,
'ActiveX', FALSE
);
files = make_list(path+"\vlc.exe");
if (max_index(keys(plugins))) files = make_list(files, keys(plugins));
foreach file (files)
{
share = ereg_replace(pattern:"^([A-Za-z]):.*", replace:"\1$", string:file);
file2 = ereg_replace(pattern:"^[A-Za-z]:(.*)", replace:"\1", string:file);
NetUseDel(close:FALSE);
rc = NetUseAdd(login:login, password:pass, domain:domain, share:share);
if (rc != 1)
{
NetUseDel();
audit(AUDIT_SHARE_FAIL, share);
}
fh = CreateFile(
file:file2,
desired_access:GENERIC_READ,
file_attributes:FILE_ATTRIBUTE_NORMAL,
share_mode:FILE_SHARE_READ,
create_disposition:OPEN_EXISTING
);
ver = NULL;
if (!isnull(fh))
{
ret = GetFileVersionEx(handle:fh);
# nb: really old versions (eg, 0.4.6) don't support GetFileVersionEx()
# so just use the registry version.
if (isnull(ret) && !located['vlc'])
{
if (file =~ "\\vlc\.exe$" && ver_reg)
{
kbkey = "SMB/VLC";
set_kb_item(name:kbkey+"/File", value:file);
set_kb_item(name:kbkey+"/Version", value:ver_reg);
set_kb_item(name:kbkey+"/Path", value:path);
register_install(
app_name:app,
vendor : 'VideoLAN',
product : 'VLC Media Player',
path:path,
version:ver_reg,
extra:make_array('File', file, 'Product', 'VLC'),
cpe:"cpe:/a:videolan:vlc_media_player");
install_count += 1;
located['vlc'] = TRUE;
}
}
if (!isnull(ret)) children = ret['Children'];
if (!isnull(children))
{
# nb: there's a problem using children['Translation'] to index into
# the StringFileInfo structure.
stringfileinfo = children['StringFileInfo'];
if (!isnull(stringfileinfo))
{
foreach key (keys(stringfileinfo))
{
data = stringfileinfo[key];
if (!isnull(data))
{
ver = data['FileVersion'];
if (!isnull(ver))
{
if (file =~ "\\vlc\.exe$" && !located['vlc'])
{
# Need to distinguish between 0.8.6g/h as a special case.
if ("0.8.6g" == ver && ver_reg =~ "^0\.8\.6[hi]") ver = ver_reg;
kbkey = "SMB/VLC";
register_install(
app_name:app,
vendor : 'VideoLAN',
product : 'VLC Media Player',
path:path,
version:ver,
extra:make_array('File', file, 'Product', 'VLC'),
cpe:"cpe:/a:videolan:vlc_media_player"
);
install_count += 1;
located['vlc'] = TRUE;
set_kb_item(name:kbkey+"/Path", value:path);
}
else
{
variant = plugins[file];
if (located[variant]) break;
kbkey = "SMB/VLC/" + variant;
info += '\n';
if (variant == "Mozilla")
info += ' Component : Mozilla plugin\n';
else if (variant == "ActiveX")
info += ' Component : ActiveX plugin\n';
located[variant] = TRUE;
}
set_kb_item(name:kbkey+"/File", value:file);
set_kb_item(name:kbkey+"/Version", value:ver);
break;
}
}
}
}
}
CloseFile(handle:fh);
}
NetUseDel(close:FALSE);
}
# Find some plugins
plugin_path = path + "\plugins";
share = ereg_replace(pattern:"^([A-Za-z]):.*", replace:"\1$", string:plugin_path);
dirpat = ereg_replace(pattern:"^[A-Za-z]:(.*)", replace:"\1\*", string:plugin_path);
rc = NetUseAdd(login:login, password:pass, domain:domain, share:share);
if (rc == 1)
{
kb_base = "SMB/VLC/plugin";
retx = FindFirstFile(pattern:dirpat);
while (!isnull(retx[1]))
{
if (retx[1] != "." && retx[1] != "..")
{
# 1.x has plugin DLLs in one dir
if (retx[1] =~ "^.*\.dll")
set_kb_item(name:kb_base, value: plugin_path+"\"+retx[1]);
# 2.x has plugin DLLs in directories
if (retx[2] >> 4 & 0x1) # FILE_ATTRIBUTE_DIRECTORY
{
# Search for the plugin DLLs in each directory
dllpathpat = ereg_replace(
pattern:"^[A-Za-z]:(.*)",
replace:"\1\"+retx[1]+"\*",
string:plugin_path
);
dll_retx = FindFirstFile(pattern:dllpathpat);
while (!isnull(dll_retx[1]))
{
if ("_plugin.dll" >< dll_retx[1])
set_kb_item(name:kb_base, value: plugin_path+"\"+retx[1]+"\"+dll_retx[1]);
dll_retx = FindNextFile(handle:dll_retx);
}
}
}
retx = FindNextFile(handle:retx);
}
}
NetUseDel();
# Report what we found.
if (install_count || info)
{
set_kb_item(name:"SMB/VLC/installed" , value:TRUE);
report_installs(app_name:app, port:port, extra:info);
}
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