---------------------------------------------------------------------- Use WSUS to deploy 3rd party patches Public BETA http://secunia.com/vulnerability_scanning/corporate/wsus_3rd_third_party_patching/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- TITLE: VLC Media Player Bookmark Handling Memory Corruption SECUNIA ADVISORY ID: SA38853 VERIFY ADVISORY: http://secunia.com/advisories/38853/ DESCRIPTION: Gjoko Krstic has discovered a vulnerability in VLC Media Player, which can be exploited by malicious people to potentially compromise a user's system. The vulnerability is caused due to a race condition error when creating bookmarks and can be exploited to corrupt memory by tricking a user into creating a bookmark while playing a specially crafted file. Successful exploitation may allow execution of arbitrary code. The vulnerability is confirmed in version 1.0.5. Other versions may also be affected. SOLUTION: Do not play untrusted files and/or do not use the bookmark feature. PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY: Gjoko Krstic ORIGINAL ADVISORY: http://www.zeroscience.mk/en/vulnerabilities/ZSL-2010-4931.php ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ----------------------------------------------------------------------