9844.txt

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Rule

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Sid
9844

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Summary:
This event is generated when an attempt is made to exploit a known vulnerability in VideoLAN VLC Media Player.

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Impact:
Serious. Code execution is possible.

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Detailed Information:
VideoLAN VLC Media Player fails to correctly process user supplied input which may lead to an attacker being able to execute code of their choosing on an affected system.

The problem exists in the application accepting format string specifiers in URIs.

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Affected Systems:
VideoLAN VLC media player 0.8.6 and prior

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Attack Scenarios:
An attacker could supply a malformed playlist to the player containing invalid URIs.

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Ease of Attack:
Simple. Exploits exist.

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False Positives:
None known.

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False Negatives:
None known.

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Corrective Action:
Upgrade to the latest non-affected version of the software.

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Contributors:
Sourcefire Vulnerability Research Team
Alex Kirk <[e-mail]>
Nigel Houghton <[e-mail]>

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