VLC Media Player < 1.0.5 ASS File Buffer Overflow Vulnerability - Linux

# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2010 Greenbone AG
# Some text descriptions might be excerpted from (a) referenced
# source(s), and are Copyright (C) by the respective right holder(s).
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# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only

if(description)
{
  script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.800445");
  script_version("2025-12-11T05:46:19+0000");
  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2025-12-11 05:46:19 +0000 (Thu, 11 Dec 2025)");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2010-01-28 16:24:05 +0100 (Thu, 28 Jan 2010)");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"9.3");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
  script_cve_id("CVE-2010-0364");
  script_name("VLC Media Player < 1.0.5 ASS File Buffer Overflow Vulnerability - Linux");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/55717");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37832");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/11174");

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2010 Greenbone AG");
  script_family("Buffer overflow");
  script_dependencies("secpod_vlc_media_player_detect_lin.nasl");
  script_mandatory_keys("VLCPlayer/Lin/Ver");
  script_tag(name:"impact", value:"Successful exploitation allows attackers to execute arbitrary code, and can
  cause application crash.");
  script_tag(name:"affected", value:"VLC Media Player version 0.8.6 on Linux.");
  script_tag(name:"insight", value:"The flaw exists due to stack-based buffer overflow error in Aegisub Advanced
  SubStation ('.ass') file handler that fails to perform adequate boundary
  checks on user-supplied input.");
  script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Update to version 1.0.5 or later.");
  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"VLC Media Player is prone to a stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability.");
  script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"executable_version_unreliable");
  script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");
  exit(0);
}

vlcVer = get_kb_item("VLCPlayer/Lin/Ver");
if(!isnull(vlcVer) &&  vlcVer =~ "^0\.8\.6.*"){
  security_message( port: 0, data: "The target host was found to be vulnerable" );
}