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
96.6%
The version of VLC media player installed on the remote Windows host is prior to 2.0.5. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities:
An exploitable denial of service vulnerability exists in the SHAddToRecentDocs function in VideoLAN VLC media player before 2.0.5. Allow user-assisted attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted file name that triggers an incorrect string-length calculation when the file is added to VLC. (CVE-2012-5855).
Multiple buffer overflows in VideoLAN VLC media player before 2.0.5. Allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and execute arbitrary code via vectors related to the (1) freetype renderer and (2) HTML subtitle parser. (CVE-2013-1868).
Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application’s self-reported version number.
#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#
include("compat.inc");
if (description)
{
script_id(63381);
script_version("1.8");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2020/07/24");
script_cve_id("CVE-2012-5855", "CVE-2013-1868");
script_bugtraq_id(57079, 56405);
script_name(english:"VLC < 2.0.5 Multiple Vulnerabilities");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote Windows host contains a media player that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities.");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The version of VLC media player installed on the remote Windows host is prior to 2.0.5. It is, therefore,
affected by multiple vulnerabilities:
- An exploitable denial of service vulnerability exists in the SHAddToRecentDocs function in VideoLAN VLC
media player before 2.0.5. Allow user-assisted attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a
crafted file name that triggers an incorrect string-length calculation when the file is added to VLC.
(CVE-2012-5855).
- Multiple buffer overflows in VideoLAN VLC media player before 2.0.5. Allow remote attackers to cause a
denial of service (crash) and execute arbitrary code via vectors related to the (1) freetype renderer
and (2) HTML subtitle parser. (CVE-2013-1868).
Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported
version number.");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://securitytracker.com/id/1027929");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.videolan.org/security/sa1301.html");
# http://git.videolan.org/?p=vlc/vlc-2.0.git;a=commitdiff;h=8e8b02ff1720eb46dabe2864e79d47b40a2792d5
script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?4cd2e15e");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.videolan.org/vlc/releases/2.0.5.html");
# https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16781
script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?6d7f40a0");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Upgrade to VLC version 2.0.5 or later.");
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:POC/RL:OF/RC:C");
script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2013-1868");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"Exploits are available");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"true");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2012/12/07");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2012/12/15");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2013/01/04");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/a:videolan:vlc_media_player");
script_end_attributes();
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_family(english:"Windows");
script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2013-2020 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");
script_dependencies("vlc_installed.nasl", "macosx_vlc_installed.nbin");
exit(0);
}
include('vcf.inc');
os = get_kb_item('Host/MacOSX/Version');
if (!isnull(os))
app = 'VLC';
else
app = 'VLC media player';
app_info = vcf::get_app_info(app:app);
constraints = [{'fixed_version':'2.0.5'}];
vcf::check_version_and_report(app_info:app_info, constraints:constraints, severity:SECURITY_HOLE);