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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.805313
Category:Buffer overflow
Title:VLC Media Player 'real_get_rdt_chunk' BOF Vulnerability-02 (Jan 2015) - Windows
Summary:VLC media player is prone to a buffer overflow vulnerability.
Description:Summary:
VLC media player is prone to a buffer overflow vulnerability.

Vulnerability Insight:
The error exists due to an integer
underflow in the 'real_get_rdt_chunk' function within
modules/access/rtsp/real.c script.

Vulnerability Impact:
Successful exploitation will allow
attacker to execute an arbitrary code within the context of the VLC
media player and potentially compromise a user's system.

Affected Software/OS:
VideoLAN VLC media player before 1.0.1
on Windows.

Solution:
Upgrade to VideoLAN VLC media player
version 1.0.1 or later.

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-2010-2062
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2009/Jul/418
https://dzcore.wordpress.com/2009/07/27/dzc-2009-001-the-movie-player-and-vlc-media-player-real-data-transport-parsing-integer-underflow/
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/06/04/4
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