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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.902406
Category:General
Title:VLC Media Player AMV and NSV Data Processing Memory Corruption vulnerability (Windows)
Summary:The host is installed with VLC Media Player and is prone to memory; corruption vulnerability.
Description:Summary:
The host is installed with VLC Media Player and is prone to memory
corruption vulnerability.

Vulnerability Insight:
The flaw is caused by a memory corruption error in the 'libdirectx' plugin when
processing malformed NSV or AMV data, which allows the attackers to execute
arbitrary code.

Vulnerability Impact:
Successful exploitation could allow attackers to execute arbitrary code by
tricking a user into opening a malicious file or visiting a specially crafted
web page.

Affected Software/OS:
VLC media player version prior to 1.1.8 on Windows.

Solution:
Upgrade to the VLC media player version 1.1.8 or later.

CVSS Score:
9.3

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Cross-Ref: BugTraq ID: 47012
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2010-3275
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/47012
Bugtraq: 20110323 CORE-2011-0208: VLC Vulnerabilities handling .AMV and .NSV files (Google Search)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/517150/100/0/threaded
Debian Security Information: DSA-2211 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2211
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/17048
http://www.coresecurity.com/content/vlc-vulnerabilities-amv-nsv-files
http://www.metasploit.com/modules/exploit/windows/browser/vlc_amv
http://www.osvdb.org/71277
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14718
http://securitytracker.com/id?1025250
http://secunia.com/advisories/43826
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8162
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0759
XForce ISS Database: vlcmediaplayer-amv-bo(66259)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/66259
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2010-3276
http://www.osvdb.org/71278
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14873
XForce ISS Database: vlcmediaplayer-nsv-bo(66260)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/66260
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