VLC Media Player TY buffer overflow
| vlcmediaplayer-ty-bo (45960) |  High Risk |
Description:
VLC Media Player is vulnerable to a stack-based buffer overflow. By persuading a victim to open a specially-crafted TY file, a remote attacker could overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system or cause the application to crash.
*CVSS:
| Base Score: | 6.8 |
| Access Vector: | Network |
| Access Complexity: | Medium |
| Authentication: | None |
| Confidentiality Impact: | Partial |
| Integrity Impact: | Partial |
| Availability Impact: | Partial |
| Temporal Score: | 5.6 |
| Exploitability: | Functional |
| Remediation Level: | Official-Fix |
| Report Confidence: | Confirmed |
Consequences:
Gain Access
Remedy:
Refer to Linux Kernel GIT Repository for patch, upgrade or suggested workaround information. See References.
References:
- Linux kernel GIT Repository: Fix (yet another) TiVo demux overflow..
- Offensive Security Exploit Database [2011-02-02]: VideoLAN VLC TiVo Buffer Overflow.
- VideoLAN Web site: VLC media player .
- VideoLAN-SA-0809 : Buffer overflow in VLC TiVo demuxer .
- BID-31813: VLC Media Player TY File Stack Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
- CVE-2008-4654: Stack-based buffer overflow in the parse_master function in the Ty demux plugin (modules/demux/ty.c) in VLC Media Player 0.9.0 through 0.9.4 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a TiVo TY media file with a header containing a crafted size value.
- SA32339: VLC Media Player TY Processing Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
- VUPEN/ADV-2008-2856: VLC Media Player TY File Processing Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Platforms Affected:
- VideoLAN VLC Media Player 0.9
- VideoLAN VLC Media Player 0.9.1
- VideoLAN VLC Media Player 0.9.2
- VideoLAN VLC Media Player 0.9.3
- VideoLAN VLC Media Player 0.9.4
Reported:
Oct 18, 2008
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