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Debian Security Advisory DSA 3598-1 (vlc - security update)

2016-06-07T00:00:00
ID OPENVAS:1361412562310703598
Type openvas
Reporter Copyright (c) 2016 Greenbone Networks GmbH http://greenbone.net
Modified 2019-03-18T00:00:00

Description

Patrick Coleman discovered that missing input sanitising in the ADPCM decoder of the VLC media player may result in the execution of arbitrary code if a malformed media file is opened.

                                        
                                            # OpenVAS Vulnerability Test
# $Id: deb_3598.nasl 14279 2019-03-18 14:48:34Z cfischer $
# Auto-generated from advisory DSA 3598-1 using nvtgen 1.0
# Script version: 1.0
#
# Author:
# Greenbone Networks
#
# Copyright:
# Copyright (c) 2016 Greenbone Networks GmbH http://greenbone.net
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# advisory, and are Copyright (c) the respective author(s)
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#

if(description)
{
  script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.703598");
  script_version("$Revision: 14279 $");
  script_cve_id("CVE-2016-5108");
  script_name("Debian Security Advisory DSA 3598-1 (vlc - security update)");
  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"$Date: 2019-03-18 15:48:34 +0100 (Mon, 18 Mar 2019) $");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2016-06-07 00:00:00 +0200 (Tue, 07 Jun 2016)");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"7.5");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");
  script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");
  script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"package");

  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3598.html");

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright("Copyright (c) 2016 Greenbone Networks GmbH http://greenbone.net");
  script_family("Debian Local Security Checks");
  script_dependencies("gather-package-list.nasl");
  script_mandatory_keys("ssh/login/debian_linux", "ssh/login/packages", re:"ssh/login/release=DEB8");
  script_tag(name:"affected", value:"vlc on Debian Linux");
  script_tag(name:"solution", value:"For the stable distribution (jessie),
this problem has been fixed in version 2.2.4-1~deb8u1.

For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in
version 2.2.4-1.

We recommend that you upgrade your vlc packages.");
  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"Patrick Coleman discovered that missing
input sanitising in the ADPCM decoder of the VLC media player may result in the
execution of arbitrary code if a malformed media file is opened.");
  script_tag(name:"vuldetect", value:"This check tests the installed software
version using the apt package manager.");

  exit(0);
}

include("revisions-lib.inc");
include("pkg-lib-deb.inc");

res = "";
report = "";
if((res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"libvlc-dev", ver:"2.2.4-1~deb8u1", rls:"DEB8")) != NULL) {
  report += res;
}
if((res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"libvlc5", ver:"2.2.4-1~deb8u1", rls:"DEB8")) != NULL) {
  report += res;
}
if((res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"libvlccore-dev", ver:"2.2.4-1~deb8u1", rls:"DEB8")) != NULL) {
  report += res;
}
if((res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"libvlccore8", ver:"2.2.4-1~deb8u1", rls:"DEB8")) != NULL) {
  report += res;
}
if((res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"vlc", ver:"2.2.4-1~deb8u1", rls:"DEB8")) != NULL) {
  report += res;
}
if((res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"vlc-data", ver:"2.2.4-1~deb8u1", rls:"DEB8")) != NULL) {
  report += res;
}
if((res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"vlc-dbg", ver:"2.2.4-1~deb8u1", rls:"DEB8")) != NULL) {
  report += res;
}
if((res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"vlc-nox", ver:"2.2.4-1~deb8u1", rls:"DEB8")) != NULL) {
  report += res;
}
if((res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"vlc-plugin-fluidsynth", ver:"2.2.4-1~deb8u1", rls:"DEB8")) != NULL) {
  report += res;
}
if((res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"vlc-plugin-jack", ver:"2.2.4-1~deb8u1", rls:"DEB8")) != NULL) {
  report += res;
}
if((res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"vlc-plugin-notify", ver:"2.2.4-1~deb8u1", rls:"DEB8")) != NULL) {
  report += res;
}
if((res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"vlc-plugin-pulse", ver:"2.2.4-1~deb8u1", rls:"DEB8")) != NULL) {
  report += res;
}
if((res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"vlc-plugin-samba", ver:"2.2.4-1~deb8u1", rls:"DEB8")) != NULL) {
  report += res;
}
if((res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"vlc-plugin-sdl", ver:"2.2.4-1~deb8u1", rls:"DEB8")) != NULL) {
  report += res;
}
if((res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"vlc-plugin-svg", ver:"2.2.4-1~deb8u1", rls:"DEB8")) != NULL) {
  report += res;
}
if((res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"vlc-plugin-zvbi", ver:"2.2.4-1~deb8u1", rls:"DEB8")) != NULL) {
  report += res;
}

if(report != "") {
  security_message(data:report);
} else if (__pkg_match) {
  exit(99);
}
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