VLC Media Player Open() buffer overflow
| vlc-mediaplayer-open-bo (44510) |  Low Risk |
Description:
VLC Media Player is vulnerable to a heap-based buffer overflow, caused by an integer overflow error in the Open() function when handling TTA data. By persuading a victim to open a specially-crafted TTA file, 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 0.8.6i
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of VLC Media Player (0.9.0 or later), available from the VideoLAN Web site. See References.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- Orange Bat advisory, 2008-08-16, VLC 0.8.6i at http://www.orange-bat.com/adv/2008/adv.08.16.txt.
- VideoLAN Web site, VLC media player at http://www.videolan.org/vlc/.
- BID-30718: VLC Media Player 'demux\tta.c' TTA File Handling Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
- CVE-2008-3732: Integer overflow in the Open function in modules/demux/tta.c in VLC Media Player 0.8.6i allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted TTA file, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
- GLSA-200809-06: VLC: Multiple vulnerabilities
- SA31512: VLC Media Player Multiple Vulnerabilities
- VUPEN/ADV-2008-2394: VLC Media Player TTA Data Processing Integer Overflow Vulnerability
Reported:
Aug 16, 2008
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