VideoLAN VLC media player ParseSSA() buffer overflow
| vlc-parsessa-bo (41936) |  High Risk |
Description:
VideoLAN VLC media player is vulnerable to a stack-based buffer overflow, caused by improper bounds checking by the ParseSSA function. By persuading a victim to load a SSA media file containing an overly long subtitle, a remote attacker could overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system or cause the application to crash.
Platforms Affected:
- Gentoo, Linux
- VideoLAN, VLC 0.8.6e
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest SVN version of VLC media player, available from the VLC SVN Repository. See References.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List, Mon Mar 17 2008 - 12:35:25 CDT, VLC highlander bug at http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2008-03/0240.html.
- Luigi Auriemma Advisories, 24 Dec 2007, VideoLAN (VLC) at http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/vlcboffs-adv.txt.
- VideoLAN Web site, VLC media player source code at http://www.videolan.org/vlc/download-sources.html.
- VLC SVN Repository, VLC media player at http://www.videolan.org/vlc/download-sources.html.
- BID-28274: VLC Media Player 'Subtitle' Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
- CVE-2008-1881: Stack-based buffer overflow in the ParseSSA function (modules/demux/subtitle.c) in VLC 0.8.6e allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long subtitle in an SSA file. NOTE: this issue is due to an incomplete fix for CVE-2007-6681.
- GLSA-200804-25: VLC: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code
Reported:
Mar 17, 2008
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