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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.60516
Category:Gentoo Local Security Checks
Title:Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200803-13 (vlc)
Summary:The remote host is missing updates announced in;advisory GLSA 200803-13.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing updates announced in
advisory GLSA 200803-13.

Vulnerability Insight:
Multiple vulnerabilities were found in VLC, allowing for the execution of
arbitrary code and Denial of Service.

Solution:
All VLC users should upgrade to the latest version:

# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=media-video/vlc-0.8.6e'

CVSS Score:
10.0

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2007-6681
BugTraq ID: 27015
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27015
Bugtraq: 20071224 Buffer-overflow and format string in VideoLAN VLC 0.8.6d (Google Search)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/485488/30/0/threaded
Debian Security Information: DSA-1543 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1543
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5667
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200803-13.xml
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200804-25.xml
http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/vlcboffs-adv.txt
http://mailman.videolan.org/pipermail/vlc-devel/2007-June/032672.html
http://mailman.videolan.org/pipermail/vlc-devel/2007-June/033394.html
http://osvdb.org/42207
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14334
http://secunia.com/advisories/28233
http://secunia.com/advisories/29284
http://secunia.com/advisories/29766
http://secunia.com/advisories/29800
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3550
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2007-6682
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5519
http://osvdb.org/42208
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14790
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2007-6683
BugTraq ID: 28712
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28712
http://mailman.videolan.org/pipermail/vlc-devel/2007-December/037726.html
http://osvdb.org/42205
http://osvdb.org/42206
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14619
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2007-6684
http://mailman.videolan.org/pipermail/vlc-devel/2007-September/034722.html
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14876
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2008-0295
BugTraq ID: 27221
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27221
http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/vlcxhof-adv.txt
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14776
http://secunia.com/advisories/28383
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0105
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2008-0296
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14597
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2008-0984
BugTraq ID: 28007
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28007
Bugtraq: 20080227 CORE-2008-0130: VLC media player chunk context validation error (Google Search)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/488841/100/0/threaded
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2008-February/060481.html
http://www.coresecurity.com/?action=item&id=2147
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019510
http://secunia.com/advisories/29122
http://secunia.com/advisories/29153
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0682
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