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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.844173
Category:Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-4131-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'vlc' package(s) announced via the USN-4131-1 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'vlc' package(s) announced via the USN-4131-1 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
It was discovered that VLC incorrectly handled certain media files. If a
user were tricked into opening a specially-crafted file, a remote attacker
could use this issue to cause VLC to crash, resulting in a denial of
service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.

Affected Software/OS:
'vlc' package(s) on Ubuntu 18.04, Ubuntu 19.04.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

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-2019-13962
BugTraq ID: 109306
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/109306
Bugtraq: 20190821 [SECURITY] [DSA 4504-1] vlc security update (Google Search)
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Aug/36
Debian Security Information: DSA-4504 (Google Search)
https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4504
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201909-02
http://git.videolan.org/?p=vlc/vlc-3.0.git;a=commit;h=2b4f9d0b0e0861f262c90e9b9b94e7d53b864509
https://trac.videolan.org/vlc/ticket/22240
SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2019:1840 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-08/msg00005.html
SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2019:1897 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-08/msg00037.html
SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2019:1909 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-08/msg00040.html
SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2019:2015 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-08/msg00081.html
SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2020:0545 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-04/msg00036.html
SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2020:0562 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-04/msg00046.html
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4131-1/
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