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HistoryMay 16, 2011 - 12:00 a.m.

VLC Media Player 'Bookmark Creation' Buffer Overflow Vulnerability (Linux)

2011-05-1600:00:00
Copyright (c) 2011 Greenbone Networks GmbH
plugins.openvas.org
7

0.035 Low

EPSS

Percentile

91.6%

The host is installed with VLC Media Player and is prone buffer
overflow vulnerability.

###############################################################################
# OpenVAS Vulnerability Test
# $Id: gb_vlc_media_player_bookmark_bof_vuln_lin.nasl 7015 2017-08-28 11:51:24Z teissa $
#
# VLC Media Player 'Bookmark Creation' Buffer Overflow Vulnerability (Linux)
#
# Authors:
# Madhuri D <[email protected]>
#
# Copyright:
# Copyright (c) 2011 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.
###############################################################################

tag_impact = "Successful exploitation could allow attackers to execute arbitrary code in
  the context of the application. Failed attacks will cause denial-of-service
  conditions.
  Impact Level: Application";
tag_affected = "VLC media player version prior to 1.0.6 on Linux";
tag_insight = "The flaw is due to a race condition error when creating bookmarks and
  can be exploited to corrupt memory by tricking a user into creating a
  bookmark while playing a specially crafted file.";
tag_solution = "Upgrade to the VLC media player version 1.0.6 or later,
  For updates refer to http://download.videolan.org/pub/videolan/vlc/";
tag_summary = "The host is installed with VLC Media Player and is prone buffer
  overflow vulnerability.";

if(description)
{
  script_id(801781);
  script_version("$Revision: 7015 $");
  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"$Date: 2017-08-28 13:51:24 +0200 (Mon, 28 Aug 2017) $");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2011-05-16 15:25:30 +0200 (Mon, 16 May 2011)");
  script_cve_id("CVE-2011-1087");
  script_bugtraq_id(38569);
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"7.6");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
  script_name("VLC Media Player 'Bookmark Creation' Buffer Overflow Vulnerability (Linux)");
  script_xref(name : "URL" , value : "http://secunia.com/advisories/38853");

  script_copyright("Copyright (c) 2011 Greenbone Networks GmbH");
  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  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");

## Get the version from KB
vlcVer = get_kb_item("VLCPlayer/Lin/Ver");
if(!vlcVer){
  exit(0);
}

## Check for VLC Media Player Version less than 1.0.6
if(version_in_range(version:vlcVer, test_version:"1.0", test_version2:"1.0.5")){
  security_message(0);
}

0.035 Low

EPSS

Percentile

91.6%