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TITLE:
VLC Media Player libmodplug Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA44064

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http://secunia.com/advisories/44064/
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https://ca.secunia.com/?page=viewadvisory&vuln_id=44064

RELEASE DATE:
2011-04-08

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http://secunia.com/advisories/44064/#comments

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https://ca.secunia.com/?page=viewadvisory&vuln_id=44064

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DESCRIPTION:
A vulnerability has been discovered in VLC Media Player, which can be
exploited by malicious people to compromise a user's system.

The vulnerability is caused due to the application using a vulnerable
version of the libmodplug library.

For more information:
SA44054

Note: This may only affect the precompiled versions.

The vulnerability is confirmed in version 1.1.8 for Windows and Mac
OS X. Other versions may also be affected.

SOLUTION:
Do not open untrusted *.S3M files.

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
M. Lucinskij and P. Tumenas, SEC Consult Vulnerability Lab

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
SEC Consult:
https://www.sec-consult.com/files/20110407-0_libmodplug_stackoverflow.txt

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:
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http://secunia.com/products/corporate/EVM/

EXPLOIT:
Further details available in Customer Area:
http://secunia.com/products/corporate/EVM/

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