---------------------------------------------------------------------- Become a PSI 3.0 beta tester! Test-drive the new beta version and tell us what you think about its extended automatic update function and significantly enhanced user-interface. Download it here! http://secunia.com/psi_30_beta_launch ---------------------------------------------------------------------- TITLE: VLC Media Player MMS and Real RTSP Vulnerabilities SECUNIA ADVISORY ID: SA48500 VERIFY ADVISORY: Secunia.com http://secunia.com/advisories/48500/ Customer Area (Credentials Required) https://ca.secunia.com/?page=viewadvisory&vuln_id=48500 RELEASE DATE: 2012-03-19 DISCUSS ADVISORY: http://secunia.com/advisories/48500/#comments AVAILABLE ON SITE AND IN CUSTOMER AREA: * Last Update * Popularity * Comments * Criticality Level * Impact * Where * Solution Status * Operating System / Software * CVE Reference(s) http://secunia.com/advisories/48500/ ONLY AVAILABLE IN CUSTOMER AREA: * Authentication Level * Report Reliability * Secunia PoC * Secunia Analysis * Systems Affected * Approve Distribution * Remediation Status * Secunia CVSS Score * CVSS https://ca.secunia.com/?page=viewadvisory&vuln_id=48500 ONLY AVAILABLE WITH SECUNIA CSI AND SECUNIA PSI: * AUTOMATED SCANNING http://secunia.com/vulnerability_scanning/personal/ http://secunia.com/vulnerability_scanning/corporate/wsus_sccm_3rd_third_party_patching/ DESCRIPTION: Multiple vulnerabilities have been reported in VLC Media Player, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a user's system. 1) A boundary error within the "MMSOpen()" function (modules/access/mms/mmstu.c) in the MMS access plugin (libaccess_mms_plugin) can be exploited to cause a stack-based buffer overflow via a specially crafted MMS stream. 2) Some errors within the realrtsp access plugin (libaccess_realrtsp_plugin) when handling Real rtsp streams can be exploited to cause heap-based buffer overflows. Successful exploitation of the vulnerabilities may allow execution of arbitrary code. The vulnerabilities are reported in versions prior to 2.0.1. SOLUTION: Update to version 2.0.1. PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY: The vendor credits Florent Hochwelker aka TaPiOn. ORIGINAL ADVISORY: VLC Media Player (VideoLAN-SA-1201, VideoLAN-SA-1202): http://www.videolan.org/security/sa1201.html http://www.videolan.org/security/sa1202.html OTHER REFERENCES: Further details available in Customer Area: http://secunia.com/vulnerability_intelligence/ DEEP LINKS: Further details available in Customer Area: http://secunia.com/vulnerability_intelligence/ EXTENDED DESCRIPTION: Further details available in Customer Area: http://secunia.com/vulnerability_intelligence/ EXTENDED SOLUTION: Further details available in Customer Area: http://secunia.com/vulnerability_intelligence/ EXPLOIT: Further details available in Customer Area: http://secunia.com/vulnerability_intelligence/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- About: This Advisory was delivered by Secunia as a free service to help private users keeping their systems up to date against the latest vulnerabilities. Subscribe: http://secunia.com/advisories/secunia_security_advisories/ Definitions: (Criticality, Where etc.) http://secunia.com/advisories/about_secunia_advisories/ Please Note: Secunia recommends that you verify all advisories you receive by clicking the link. Secunia NEVER sends attached files with advisories. Secunia does not advise people to install third party patches, only use those supplied by the vendor. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe: Secunia Security Advisories http://secunia.com/sec_adv_unsubscribe/?email=packet%40packetstormsecurity.org ----------------------------------------------------------------------