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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.801727
Category:General
Title:VLC Media Player 'CDG decoder' multiple buffer overflow vulnerabilities (Linux)
Summary:The host is installed with VLC Media Player and is prone multiple; buffer overflow vulnerabilities.
Description:Summary:
The host is installed with VLC Media Player and is prone multiple
buffer overflow vulnerabilities.

Vulnerability Insight:
The flaws are due to an array indexing errors in the 'DecodeTileBlock()'
and 'DecodeScroll()' [modules/codec/cdg.c] functions within the CDG decoder
module when processing malformed data.

Vulnerability Impact:
Successful exploitation could allow attackers to crash the affected
application, or execute arbitrary code by convincing a user to open a
malicious CD+G (CD+Graphics) media file or visit a specially crafted web
page.

Affected Software/OS:
VLC media player version prior to 1.1.6 on Linux

Solution:
Upgrade to the VLC media player version 1.1.6 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-2011-0021
BugTraq ID: 45927
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45927
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/19/6
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/20/3
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12460
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0185
XForce ISS Database: vlcmediaplayer-cdg-code-execution(64879)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/64879
CopyrightCopyright (C) 2011 Greenbone Networks GmbH

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