Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.10.2017.0424
Category:	Mageia Linux Local Security Checks
Title:	Mageia: Security Advisory (MGASA-2017-0424)
Summary:	The remote host is missing an update for the 'vlc' package(s) announced via the MGASA-2017-0424 advisory.
Description:	Summary: The remote host is missing an update for the 'vlc' package(s) announced via the MGASA-2017-0424 advisory. Vulnerability Insight: avcodec 2.2.x, as used in VideoLAN VLC media player before 2.2.7, allows out-of-bounds heap memory write due to calling memcpy() with a wrong size, leading to a denial of service (application crash) or possibly code execution (CVE-2017-10699). The VLC packages have been updated to version 2.2.8, which includes various security improvements in decoders and demuxers, as well as other bug fixes. Affected Software/OS: 'vlc' package(s) on Mageia 5. Solution: Please install the updated package(s). CVSS Score: 7.5 CVSS Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2017-10699 Debian Security Information: DSA-4045 (Google Search) https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4045 http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038816
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