VLC Media Player XSPF Playlist Integer Overflow Vulnerability - Linux

# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2011 Greenbone AG
# Some text descriptions might be excerpted from (a) referenced
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#
# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only

if(description)
{
  script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.902604");
  script_version("2025-03-05T05:38:53+0000");
  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2025-03-05 05:38:53 +0000 (Wed, 05 Mar 2025)");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2011-07-01 16:09:45 +0200 (Fri, 01 Jul 2011)");
  script_cve_id("CVE-2011-2194");
  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_name("VLC Media Player XSPF Playlist Integer Overflow Vulnerability - Linux");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.videolan.org/security/sa1104.html");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/48171");

  script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2011 Greenbone AG");
  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  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 could allow attackers to execute arbitrary code in
  the context of the application. Failed attacks will cause denial-of-service
  conditions.");
  script_tag(name:"affected", value:"VLC media player version 0.8.5 through 1.1.9");
  script_tag(name:"insight", value:"The flaw is due to an integer overflow in XSPF playlist file parser,
  which allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors.");
  script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Upgrade to the VLC media player version 1.1.10 or later.");
  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"VLC Media Player is prone to an integer overflow vulnerability.");
  script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"executable_version_unreliable");
  script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");
  exit(0);
}

include("version_func.inc");

vlcVer = get_kb_item("VLCPlayer/Lin/Ver");
if(!vlcVer){
  exit(0);
}

if(version_in_range(version:vlcVer, test_version:"0.8.5", test_version2:"1.1.9")){
  report = report_fixed_ver(installed_version:vlcVer, vulnerable_range:"0.8.5 - 1.1.9");
  security_message(port: 0, data: report);
}