69288 : VLC Media Player Incorrect Calling Convention Stack Corruption
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Timeline

Disclosure Date
2010-11-12

Description

A memory corruption flaw exists in VLC Media Player. The "WNetAddConnection2A()" Windows API function fails to sanitize user-supplied input when invoked by an incorrect calling convention resulting in memory corruption. With a specially crafted media file (e.g. loaded from a website or URL), a remote attacker can execute arbitrary code.

Classification

Location: Local / Remote, Context Dependent
Attack Type: Input Manipulation
Impact: Loss of Integrity
Solution: Upgrade
Exploit: Exploit Unknown
Disclosure: Vendor Verified

Solution

Upgrade to version 1.1.5 or higher, as it has been reported to fix this vulnerability. An upgrade is required as there are no known workarounds.

Products

VideoLAN

VLC media player

1.14

References

SCIP VulDB ID: 4216
Secunia Advisory ID: 42244
Bugtraq ID: 44909
Other Advisory URL: http://shinnai.altervista.org/exploits/SH-008-20101026.html
Vendor URL: http://www.videolan.org/
Vendor Specific Advisory URL: http://www.videolan.org/security/sa1006.html

Tools & Filters

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Credit

shinnai - shinnai.altervista.org

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