Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.800663
Category:	Buffer overflow
Title:	VLC Media Player SMB 'Win32AddConnection()' BOF Vulnerability (Jul 2009) - Windows
Summary:	VLC Media Player is prone to Stack-Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability.
Description:	Summary: VLC Media Player is prone to Stack-Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability. Vulnerability Insight: Stack-based Buffer overflow error in the 'Win32AddConnection' function in modules/access/smb.c while processing a specially crafted long 'smb://' URI within a playlist. Vulnerability Impact: Successful exploitation allows attackers to execute arbitrary code, and can cause application crash. Affected Software/OS: VLC Media Player version 0.9.9 and prior on Windows. Solution: Apply the available patch from the references or update to a later version. 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-2009-2484 BugTraq ID: 35500 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35500 http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/9029 https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14800 http://secunia.com/advisories/35558 http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1714
Copyright	Copyright (C) 2009 Greenbone AG

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