VLC Media Player ASS File Buffer Overflow Vulnerability (Linux)

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# OpenVAS Vulnerability Test
# $Id: gb_vlc_media_player_ass_bof_vuln_lin.nasl 5388 2017-02-21 15:13:30Z teissa $
#
# VLC Media Player ASS File Buffer Overflow Vulnerability (Linux)
#
# Authors:
# Antu Sanadi <[email protected]>
#
# Copyright:
# Copyright (c) 2010 Greenbone Networks GmbH, http://www.greenbone.net
#
# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2
# (or any later version), as published by the Free Software Foundation.
#
# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
# GNU General Public License for more details.
#
# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
# along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
# Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
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tag_impact = "Successful exploitation allows attackers to execute arbitrary code, and can
  cause application crash.
  Impact Level: Application";
tag_affected = "VLC Media Player version 0.8.6 on Linux.";
tag_insight = "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.";
tag_solution = "Upgrade to VLC Media Player version 1.0.5 or later
  For updates refer to http://www.videolan.org/vlc/";
tag_summary = "This host is installed with VLC Media Player and is prone to
  Stack-Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability.";

if(description)
{
  script_id(800445);
  script_version("$Revision: 5388 $");
  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"$Date: 2017-02-21 16:13:30 +0100 (Tue, 21 Feb 2017) $");
  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_bugtraq_id(37832);
  script_name("VLC Media Player 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.exploit-db.com/exploits/11174");

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright("Copyright (c) 2010 Greenbone Networks GmbH");
  script_family("Buffer overflow");
  script_dependencies("secpod_vlc_media_player_detect_lin.nasl");
  script_require_keys("VLCPlayer/Lin/Ver");
  script_tag(name : "impact" , value : tag_impact);
  script_tag(name : "affected" , value : tag_affected);
  script_tag(name : "insight" , value : tag_insight);
  script_tag(name : "solution" , value : tag_solution);
  script_tag(name : "summary" , value : tag_summary);
  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(!isnull(vlcVer) &&  vlcVer =~ "^0\.8\.6.*"){
  security_message(0);
}