Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.813502
Category:	Denial of Service
Title:	VLC Media Player Denial-of-Service Vulnerability (May 2018) - Mac OS X
Summary:	VLC media player is prone to a denial of service (DoS) vulnerability.
Description:	Summary: VLC media player is prone to a denial of service (DoS) vulnerability. Vulnerability Insight: The flaws exist due to an error in the 'vlc_demux_chained_Delete' function in input/demux_chained.c file while reading a crafted .swf file. Vulnerability Impact: Successful exploitation will allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap corruption and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact. Affected Software/OS: VideoLAN VLC media player version 3.0.1 on Mac OS X Solution: Update to version 3.0.2 or above. Please see the references for more information. CVSS Score: 6.8 CVSS Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2018-11516 BugTraq ID: 104293 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104293 http://code610.blogspot.com/2018/05/make-free-vlc.html http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041312
Copyright	Copyright (C) 2018 Greenbone AG

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