CVSS2
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
EPSS
Percentile
99.8%
Dan Rosenberg discovered that insufficient input validation in VLC’s processing of Matroska/WebM containers could lead to the execution of arbitrary code.
#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 70300
#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were
# extracted from Debian Security Advisory DSA-2159. The text
# itself is copyright (C) Software in the Public Interest, Inc.
#
include('deprecated_nasl_level.inc');
include('compat.inc');
if (description)
{
script_id(51946);
script_version("1.13");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2021/01/04");
script_cve_id("CVE-2011-0531");
script_bugtraq_id(46060);
script_xref(name:"DSA", value:"2159");
script_name(english:"Debian DSA-2159-1 : vlc - missing input sanitising");
script_summary(english:"Checks dpkg output for the updated package");
script_set_attribute(
attribute:"synopsis",
value:"The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update."
);
script_set_attribute(
attribute:"description",
value:
"Dan Rosenberg discovered that insufficient input validation in VLC's
processing of Matroska/WebM containers could lead to the execution of
arbitrary code."
);
script_set_attribute(
attribute:"see_also",
value:"https://packages.debian.org/source/squeeze/vlc"
);
script_set_attribute(
attribute:"see_also",
value:"https://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2159"
);
script_set_attribute(
attribute:"solution",
value:
"Upgrade the vlc packages.
For the stable distribution (squeeze), this problem has been fixed in
version 1.1.3-1squeeze3.
The version of vlc in the oldstable distribution (lenny) is affected
by further issues and will be addressed in a followup DSA."
);
script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:F/RL:OF/RC:C");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"Exploits are available");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"true");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_framework_core", value:"true");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"metasploit_name", value:'VideoLAN VLC MKV Memory Corruption');
script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_framework_metasploit", value:"true");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:vlc");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:6.0");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2011/02/10");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2011/02/11");
script_end_attributes();
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2011-2021 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");
script_family(english:"Debian Local Security Checks");
script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/Debian/release", "Host/Debian/dpkg-l");
exit(0);
}
include("audit.inc");
include("debian_package.inc");
if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
if (!get_kb_item("Host/Debian/release")) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Debian");
if (!get_kb_item("Host/Debian/dpkg-l")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);
flag = 0;
if (deb_check(release:"6.0", prefix:"libvlc-dev", reference:"1.1.3-1squeeze3")) flag++;
if (deb_check(release:"6.0", prefix:"libvlc5", reference:"1.1.3-1squeeze3")) flag++;
if (deb_check(release:"6.0", prefix:"libvlccore-dev", reference:"1.1.3-1squeeze3")) flag++;
if (deb_check(release:"6.0", prefix:"libvlccore4", reference:"1.1.3-1squeeze3")) flag++;
if (deb_check(release:"6.0", prefix:"mozilla-plugin-vlc", reference:"1.1.3-1squeeze3")) flag++;
if (deb_check(release:"6.0", prefix:"vlc", reference:"1.1.3-1squeeze3")) flag++;
if (deb_check(release:"6.0", prefix:"vlc-data", reference:"1.1.3-1squeeze3")) flag++;
if (deb_check(release:"6.0", prefix:"vlc-dbg", reference:"1.1.3-1squeeze3")) flag++;
if (deb_check(release:"6.0", prefix:"vlc-nox", reference:"1.1.3-1squeeze3")) flag++;
if (deb_check(release:"6.0", prefix:"vlc-plugin-fluidsynth", reference:"1.1.3-1squeeze3")) flag++;
if (deb_check(release:"6.0", prefix:"vlc-plugin-ggi", reference:"1.1.3-1squeeze3")) flag++;
if (deb_check(release:"6.0", prefix:"vlc-plugin-jack", reference:"1.1.3-1squeeze3")) flag++;
if (deb_check(release:"6.0", prefix:"vlc-plugin-notify", reference:"1.1.3-1squeeze3")) flag++;
if (deb_check(release:"6.0", prefix:"vlc-plugin-pulse", reference:"1.1.3-1squeeze3")) flag++;
if (deb_check(release:"6.0", prefix:"vlc-plugin-sdl", reference:"1.1.3-1squeeze3")) flag++;
if (deb_check(release:"6.0", prefix:"vlc-plugin-svg", reference:"1.1.3-1squeeze3")) flag++;
if (deb_check(release:"6.0", prefix:"vlc-plugin-svgalib", reference:"1.1.3-1squeeze3")) flag++;
if (deb_check(release:"6.0", prefix:"vlc-plugin-zvbi", reference:"1.1.3-1squeeze3")) flag++;
if (flag)
{
if (report_verbosity > 0) security_hole(port:0, extra:deb_report_get());
else security_hole(0);
exit(0);
}
else audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, "affected");
Vendor | Product | Version | CPE |
---|---|---|---|
debian | debian_linux | vlc | p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:vlc |
debian | debian_linux | 6.0 | cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:6.0 |