---------------------------------------------------------------------- Meet Secunia @ Microsoft Management Summit (MMS) in Las Vegas, USA (21-25 March). http://secunia.com/company/events/mms_2011/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- TITLE: VLC Media Player Large Video Dimension Vulnerability SECUNIA ADVISORY ID: SA43826 VERIFY ADVISORY: Secunia.com http://secunia.com/advisories/43826/ Customer Area (Credentials Required) https://ca.secunia.com/?page=viewadvisory&vuln_id=43826 RELEASE DATE: 2011-03-24 DISCUSS ADVISORY: http://secunia.com/advisories/43826/#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/43826/ 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=43826 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: A vulnerability has been reported in VLC Media Player, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a user's system. The vulnerability is caused due to an error when processing video files with large dimensions and can be exploited by e.g. tricking a user into opening specially crafted AMV or NSV files. Successful exploitation may allow the execution of arbitrary code. The vulnerability is reported in versions prior to 1.1.8. SOLUTION: Update to version 1.1.8. Further details available in Customer Area: http://secunia.com/products/corporate/EVM/ PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY: Ricardo Narvaja, Core Security Technologies ORIGINAL ADVISORY: VLC 1.1.8 Release Notes: http://www.videolan.org/vlc/releases/1.1.8.html CORE Security Technologies: http://www.coresecurity.com/content/vlc-vulnerabilities-amv-nsv-files OTHER REFERENCES: Further details available in Customer Area: http://secunia.com/products/corporate/EVM/ DEEP LINKS: Further details available in Customer Area: http://secunia.com/products/corporate/EVM/ EXTENDED DESCRIPTION: Further details available in Customer Area: http://secunia.com/products/corporate/EVM/ EXTENDED SOLUTION: Further details available in Customer Area: http://secunia.com/products/corporate/EVM/ EXPLOIT: Further details available in Customer Area: http://secunia.com/products/corporate/EVM/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ----------------------------------------------------------------------