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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.800132
Category:Denial of Service
Title:VLC Media Player Multiple Stack-Based BOF Vulnerabilities (Nov 2008) - Windows
Summary:VLC Media Player is prone to Multiple Stack-Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities.
Description:Summary:
VLC Media Player is prone to Multiple Stack-Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities.

Vulnerability Insight:
The flaws are caused while parsing,

- header of an invalid CUE image file related to modules/access/vcd/cdrom.c.

- an invalid RealText(rt) subtitle file related to the ParseRealText function
in modules/demux/subtitle.c.

Vulnerability Impact:
Successful exploitation allows attackers to execute arbitrary code
within the context of the VLC media player by tricking a user into opening
a specially crafted file or can even crash an affected application.

Affected Software/OS:
VLC media player 0.5.0 through 0.9.5 on Windows (Any).

Solution:
Upgrade to 0.9.6 or later.

CVSS Score:
9.3

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

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2008-5032
BugTraq ID: 32125
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32125
Bugtraq: 20081106 [TKADV2008-012] VLC media player cue Processing Stack Overflow Vulnerability (Google Search)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498112/100/0/threaded
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200812-24.xml
http://www.trapkit.de/advisories/TKADV2008-012.txt
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/11/05/5
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/11/05/4
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/11/10/13
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14798
http://secunia.com/advisories/32569
http://secunia.com/advisories/33315
XForce ISS Database: vlcmediaplayer-cue-bo(46375)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46375
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2008-5036
Bugtraq: 20081106 [TKADV2008-011] VLC media player RealText Processing Stack Overflow Vulnerability (Google Search)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498111/100/0/threaded
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7051
http://www.trapkit.de/advisories/TKADV2008-011.txt
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14329
XForce ISS Database: vlcmediaplayer-realtext-bo(46376)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46376
CopyrightCopyright (C) 2008 Greenbone AG

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