VLC Media Player udp:// URL Handler Format String Bug Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
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SecurityTracker Alert ID: 1017464
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SecurityTracker URL: http://securitytracker.com/id?1017464
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CVE Reference: CVE-2007-0017
(Links to External Site)
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Date: Jan 3 2007
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Impact: Execution of arbitrary code via network, User access via network
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Exploit Included: Yes
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Version(s): 0.8.6
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Description: A vulnerability was reported in VLC Media Player. A remote user can cause arbitrary code to be executed on the target user's system.
A remote user can create a specially crafted udp:// URL that, when loaded by the target user, will trigger a format string error
and execute arbitrary code on the target system. The code will run with the privileges of the target user.
Kevin Finisterre
and LMH discovered this vulnerability.
The original advisory is available at:
http://projects.info-pull.com/moab/MOAB-02-01-2007.html
Some
demonstration exploit code is available at:
http://projects.info-pull.com/moab/bug-files/VLCMediaSlayer-x86.pl
http://projects.info-pull.com/moab/bug-files/VLCMediaSl
ayer-ppc.pl
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Impact: A remote user can create a URL that, when loaded by the target user, will execute arbitrary code on the target user's system.
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Solution: No solution was available at the time of this entry.
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Vendor URL: www.videolan.org/ (Links to External Site)
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Cause: Input validation error, State error
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Underlying OS: UNIX (OS X), Windows (Any)
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Message History:
None.
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Source Message Contents
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Date: Tue, 2 Jan 2007 23:12:51 -0500
Subject: MOAB-02-01-2007: VLC Media Player udp:// Format String Vulnerability
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http://projects.info-pull.com/moab/MOAB-02-01-2007.html
CVE-2007-0017
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