VLC Player Buffer Overflow in Ogg_DecodePacket() Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
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SecurityTracker Alert ID: 1027224 |
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SecurityTracker URL: http://securitytracker.com/id/1027224
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CVE Reference:
CVE-2012-3377
(Links to External Site)
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Date: Jul 6 2012
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Impact:
Execution of arbitrary code via network, User access via network
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Fix Available: Yes Vendor Confirmed: Yes
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Version(s): prior to 2.0.2
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Description:
A vulnerability was reported in VLC Player. A remote user can cause arbitrary code to be executed on the target user's system.
A remote user can create a specially crafted file that, when loaded by the target user, will trigger a heap overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system. The code will run with the privileges of the target user.
The vulnerability resides in the Ogg_DecodePacket() function in 'modules/demux/ogg.c'.
An anonymous researcher reported this vulnerability via SecuriTeam Secure Disclosure.
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Impact:
A remote user can create a file that, when loaded by the target user, will execute arbitrary code on the target user's system.
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Solution:
The vendor has issued a fix (2.0.2).
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Vendor URL: www.videolan.org/vlc/ (Links to External Site)
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Cause:
Boundary error
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Underlying OS:
Windows (Any)
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Message History:
None.
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Source Message Contents
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Date: Fri, 06 Jul 2012 20:11:30 +0000
Subject: VideoLAN VLC
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http://git.videolan.org/?p=vlc/vlc-2.0.git;a=commitdiff;h=16e9e126333fb7acb47d363366fee3deadc8331e
CVE-2012-3377
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