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Posted on 12 April 2011
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TITLE:
VLC Media Player "MP4_ReadBox_skcr()" Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA44022
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RELEASE DATE:
2011-04-12
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DESCRIPTION:
A vulnerability has been reported in VLC Media Player, which can be
exploited by malicious people to potentially compromise a user's
system.
The vulnerability is caused due to an error within the
"MP4_ReadBox_skcr()" function in modules/demux/mp4/libmp4.c and can
be exploited to cause a heap-based buffer overflow by tricking a user
into opening a specially crafted MP4 file.
The vulnerability is reported in version 1.1.8. Other versions may
also be affected.
SOLUTION:
Fixed in the GIT repository.
Further details available in Customer Area:
http://secunia.com/products/corporate/EVM/
PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
The vendor credits Aliz Hammond.
ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
VideoLAN-SA-1103:
http://www.videolan.org/security/sa1103.html
OTHER REFERENCES:
Further details available in Customer Area:
http://secunia.com/products/corporate/EVM/
DEEP LINKS:
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http://secunia.com/products/corporate/EVM/
EXTENDED DESCRIPTION:
Further details available in Customer Area:
http://secunia.com/products/corporate/EVM/
EXTENDED SOLUTION:
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http://secunia.com/products/corporate/EVM/
EXPLOIT:
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http://secunia.com/products/corporate/EVM/
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