Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.902342
Category:	Buffer overflow
Title:	VLC Media Player USF and Text Subtitles Decoders BOF Vulnerabilities - Linux
Summary:	VLC Media Player is prone to buffer overflow vulnerabilities.
Description:	Summary: VLC Media Player is prone to buffer overflow vulnerabilities. Vulnerability Insight: The flaws are caused by buffer overflow errors in the 'StripTags()' function within the USF and Text subtitles decoders 'modules/codec/subtitles/subsdec.c' and 'modules/codec/subtitles/subsusf.c' when processing malformed data. Vulnerability Impact: Successful exploitation could allow attackers to crash an affected application or execute arbitrary by convincing a user to open a malicious media file. Affected Software/OS: VLC media player version 1.x before 1.1.6-rc Solution: Upgrade to the VLC media player version 1.1.6-rc or later. CVSS Score: 6.8 CVSS Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2011-0522 BugTraq ID: 46008 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46008 http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/16108 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/25/7 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/25/9 http://mailman.videolan.org/pipermail/vlc-devel/2011-January/078607.html http://mailman.videolan.org/pipermail/vlc-devel/2011-January/078614.html https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12414 http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8064 http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0225 XForce ISS Database: vlcmediaplayer-usf-bo(65029) https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/65029
Copyright	Copyright (C) 2011 Greenbone AG

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