VLC Media Player MKV Files Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability - Mac OS X

# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2018 Greenbone AG
# Some text descriptions might be excerpted from (a) referenced
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# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only

CPE = "cpe:/a:videolan:vlc_media_player";

if(description)
{
  script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.813575");
  script_version("2025-09-19T15:40:40+0000");
  script_cve_id("CVE-2018-11529");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"6.8");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");
  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2025-09-19 15:40:40 +0000 (Fri, 19 Sep 2025)");
  script_tag(name:"severity_vector", value:"CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H");
  script_tag(name:"severity_origin", value:"NVD");
  script_tag(name:"severity_date", value:"2019-03-21 20:10:00 +0000 (Thu, 21 Mar 2019)");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2018-07-17 11:51:09 +0530 (Tue, 17 Jul 2018)");
  script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"executable_version");
  script_name("VLC Media Player MKV Files Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability - Mac OS X");

  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"VLC media player is prone to an arbitrary code execution vulnerability.");

  script_tag(name:"vuldetect", value:"Checks if a vulnerable version is present on the target host.");

  script_tag(name:"insight", value:"The flaw exists due to improper sanitization
  used by VLC media player against MKV files.");

  script_tag(name:"impact", value:"Successful exploitation will allow attackers
  to execute arbitrary code in the context of the logged-in user and failed
  exploit attempts will likely result in denial of service conditions.");

  script_tag(name:"affected", value:"VideoLAN VLC media player versions through
  2.2.8 on Mac OS X");

  script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Update to version 3.0.3 or above. Please see the references for more information.");

  script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Jul/28");
  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2018 Greenbone AG");
  script_family("General");
  script_dependencies("gb_vlc_media_player_detect_macosx.nasl");
  script_mandatory_keys("VLC/Media/Player/MacOSX/Version");
  exit(0);
}

include("host_details.inc");
include("version_func.inc");

if(!infos = get_app_version_and_location( cpe:CPE, exit_no_version:TRUE )) exit(0);
vlcVer = infos["version"];
vlcpath = infos["location"];

if(version_is_less_equal(version:vlcVer, test_version:"2.2.8"))
{
  report = report_fixed_ver(installed_version:vlcVer, fixed_version:"3.0.3", install_path: vlcpath);
  security_message(data:report);
  exit(0);
}