Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.12.2023.6180.1
Category:	Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:	Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-6180-1)
Summary:	The remote host is missing an update for the 'vlc' package(s) announced via the USN-6180-1 advisory.
Description:	Summary: The remote host is missing an update for the 'vlc' package(s) announced via the USN-6180-1 advisory. Vulnerability Insight: It was discovered that VLC could be made to read out of bounds when decoding image files. If a user were tricked into opening a crafted image file, a remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause VLC to crash, leading to a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. (CVE-2019-19721) It was discovered that VLC could be made to write out of bounds when processing H.264 video files. If a user were tricked into opening a crafted H.264 video file, a remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause VLC to crash, leading to a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 18.04 LTS and Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. (CVE-2020-13428) It was discovered that VLC could be made to read out of bounds when processing AVI video files. If a user were tricked into opening a crafted AVI video file, a remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause VLC to crash, leading to a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. (CVE-2021-25801, CVE-2021-25802, CVE-2021-25803, CVE-2021-25804) It was discovered that the VNC module of VLC contained an arithmetic overflow. If a user were tricked into opening a crafted playlist or connecting to a rouge VNC server, a remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause VLC to crash, leading to a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2022-41325) Affected Software/OS: 'vlc' package(s) on Ubuntu 16.04, Ubuntu 18.04, Ubuntu 20.04, Ubuntu 22.04, Ubuntu 22.10. Solution: Please install the updated package(s). 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-2019-19721 http://hg.libsdl.org/SDL_image/ https://bugs.gentoo.org/721940 https://git.videolan.org/?p=vlc/vlc-3.0.git;a=commit;h=72afe7ebd8305bf4f5360293b8621cde52ec506b https://www.videolan.org/security/ Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2020-13428 Debian Security Information: DSA-4704 (Google Search) https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4704 http://git.videolan.org/?p=vlc/vlc-3.0.git;a=commit;h=d5c43c21c747ff30ed19fcca745dea3481c733e0 https://github.com/videolan/vlc/commits/master/modules/packetizer/hxxx_nal.c Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2021-25801 https://code.videolan.org/videolan/vlc-3.0/-/commit/f5f8cc3ab8825f178de3f6714bfbff8b3f293fd2 Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2021-25802 https://code.videolan.org/videolan/vlc-3.0/-/commit/0660acc3ab64d2c3ad99cae887a438f0648faa72 Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2021-25803 https://code.videolan.org/videolan/vlc-3.0/-/commit/56cbe9c4b59edbdc5e1bb2687992f3bbf492eccb Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2021-25804 https://code.videolan.org/videolan/vlc-3.0/-/commit/a7f577ec26d35bbd7b2a3cda89d1b41bde69de9c Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2022-41325 Debian Security Information: DSA-5297 (Google Search) https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5297 https://twitter.com/0xMitsurugi https://www.synacktiv.com/sites/default/files/2022-11/vlc_vnc_int_overflow-CVE-2022-41325.pdf https://www.videolan.org/security/sb-vlc3018.html
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