Description
Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in VideoLAN VLC media player before 1.0.2 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via (1) a crafted ASF file, related to the ASF_ObjectDumpDebug function in modules/demux/asf/libasf.c; (2) a crafted AVI file, related to the AVI_ChunkDumpDebug_level function in modules/demux/avi/libavi.c; or (3) a crafted MP4 file, related to the __MP4_BoxDumpStructure function in modules/demux/mp4/libmp4.c.
References (6)
Core 6
Core References
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://www.videolan.org/security/sa0901.html
Issue Tracking x_refsource_confirm
https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=285370
Patch x_refsource_confirm
http://git.videolan.org/?p=vlc.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=c5b02d011b8c634d041167f4d2936b55eca4d18d
Patch x_refsource_confirm
http://git.videolan.org/?p=vlc.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=861e374d03e6c60c7d3c98428c632fe3b9e371b2
Mailing List mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/10/18/10
Patch x_refsource_confirm
http://git.videolan.org/?p=vlc.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=dfe7084e8cc64e9b7a87cd37065b59cba2064823
Scores
EPSS
0.0433
EPSS Percentile
90.1%
Details
CWE
CWE-119
Status
published
Products (40)
videolan/vlc_media_player
0.5.0
videolan/vlc_media_player
0.5.1
videolan/vlc_media_player
0.5.2
videolan/vlc_media_player
0.5.3
videolan/vlc_media_player
0.6.0
videolan/vlc_media_player
0.6.1
videolan/vlc_media_player
0.6.2
videolan/vlc_media_player
0.7.0
videolan/vlc_media_player
0.7.1
videolan/vlc_media_player
0.7.2
... and 30 more
Published
Dec 26, 2014
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026