Vulnerabilities > CVE-2007-0017 - Use of Externally-Controlled Format String vulnerability in Videolan VLC Media Player

#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80502
#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were
# extracted from Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200701-24.
#
# The advisory text is Copyright (C) 2001-2015 Gentoo Foundation, Inc.
# and licensed under the Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike 
# license. See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/
#

include("compat.inc");

if (description)
{
  script_id(24309);
  script_version("1.13");
  script_cvs_date("Date: 2019/08/02 13:32:43");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2007-0017");
  script_xref(name:"GLSA", value:"200701-24");

  script_name(english:"GLSA-200701-24 : VLC media player: Format string vulnerability");
  script_summary(english:"Checks for updated package(s) in /var/db/pkg");

  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"synopsis", 
    value:
"The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related
patches."
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"description", 
    value:
"The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-200701-24
(VLC media player: Format string vulnerability)

    Kevin Finisterre has discovered that when handling media locations,
    various functions throughout VLC media player make improper use of
    format strings.
  
Impact :

    An attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted media
    location or M3U file with VLC media player, and execute arbitrary code
    on the system with the rights of the user running VLC media player.
  
Workaround :

    There is no known workaround at this time."
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/200701-24"
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"solution", 
    value:
"All VLC media player users should upgrade to the latest version:
    # emerge --sync
    # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=media-video/vlc-0.8.6-r1'"
  );
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:vlc");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:gentoo:linux");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2007/01/26");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2007/02/09");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2007/01/02");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2007-2019 Tenable Network Security, Inc.");
  script_family(english:"Gentoo Local Security Checks");

  script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
  script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/Gentoo/release", "Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list");

  exit(0);
}


include("audit.inc");
include("global_settings.inc");
include("qpkg.inc");

if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
if (!get_kb_item("Host/Gentoo/release")) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Gentoo");
if (!get_kb_item("Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);


flag = 0;

if (qpkg_check(package:"media-video/vlc", unaffected:make_list("ge 0.8.6-r1"), vulnerable:make_list("lt 0.8.6-r1"))) flag++;

if (flag)
{
  if (report_verbosity > 0) security_warning(port:0, extra:qpkg_report_get());
  else security_warning(0);
  exit(0);
}
else
{
  tested = qpkg_tests_get();
  if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
  else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, "VLC media player");
}

#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80502

#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were  
# extracted from Debian Security Advisory DSA-1252. The text 
# itself is copyright (C) Software in the Public Interest, Inc.
#

include("compat.inc");

if (description)
{
  script_id(24291);
  script_version("1.16");
  script_cvs_date("Date: 2019/08/02 13:32:20");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2007-0017");
  script_bugtraq_id(21852);
  script_xref(name:"DSA", value:"1252");

  script_name(english:"Debian DSA-1252-1 : vlc - format string");
  script_summary(english:"Checks dpkg output for the updated package");

  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"synopsis", 
    value:"The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update."
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"description", 
    value:
"Kevin Finisterre discovered several format string problems in vlc, a
multimedia player and streamer, that could lead to the execution of
arbitrary code."
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=405425"
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1252"
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"solution", 
    value:
"Upgrade the vlc packages.

For the stable distribution (sarge) this problem has been fixed in
version 0.8.1.svn20050314-1sarge2."
  );
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");
  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:POC/RL:OF/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"Exploits are available");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"true");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:vlc");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:3.1");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2007/01/27");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2007/02/09");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2007/01/02");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2007-2019 Tenable Network Security, Inc.");
  script_family(english:"Debian Local Security Checks");

  script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
  script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/Debian/release", "Host/Debian/dpkg-l");

  exit(0);
}


include("audit.inc");
include("debian_package.inc");


if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
if (!get_kb_item("Host/Debian/release")) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Debian");
if (!get_kb_item("Host/Debian/dpkg-l")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);


flag = 0;
if (deb_check(release:"3.1", prefix:"gnome-vlc", reference:"0.8.1.svn20050314-1sarge2")) flag++;
if (deb_check(release:"3.1", prefix:"gvlc", reference:"0.8.1.svn20050314-1sarge2")) flag++;
if (deb_check(release:"3.1", prefix:"kvlc", reference:"0.8.1.svn20050314-1sarge2")) flag++;
if (deb_check(release:"3.1", prefix:"libvlc0-dev", reference:"0.8.1.svn20050314-1sarge2")) flag++;
if (deb_check(release:"3.1", prefix:"mozilla-plugin-vlc", reference:"0.8.1.svn20050314-1sarge2")) flag++;
if (deb_check(release:"3.1", prefix:"qvlc", reference:"0.8.1.svn20050314-1sarge2")) flag++;
if (deb_check(release:"3.1", prefix:"vlc", reference:"0.8.1.svn20050314-1sarge2")) flag++;
if (deb_check(release:"3.1", prefix:"vlc-alsa", reference:"0.8.1.svn20050314-1sarge2")) flag++;
if (deb_check(release:"3.1", prefix:"vlc-esd", reference:"0.8.1.svn20050314-1sarge2")) flag++;
if (deb_check(release:"3.1", prefix:"vlc-ggi", reference:"0.8.1.svn20050314-1sarge2")) flag++;
if (deb_check(release:"3.1", prefix:"vlc-glide", reference:"0.8.1.svn20050314-1sarge2")) flag++;
if (deb_check(release:"3.1", prefix:"vlc-gnome", reference:"0.8.1.svn20050314-1sarge2")) flag++;
if (deb_check(release:"3.1", prefix:"vlc-gtk", reference:"0.8.1.svn20050314-1sarge2")) flag++;
if (deb_check(release:"3.1", prefix:"vlc-plugin-alsa", reference:"0.8.1.svn20050314-1sarge2")) flag++;
if (deb_check(release:"3.1", prefix:"vlc-plugin-arts", reference:"0.8.1.svn20050314-1sarge2")) flag++;
if (deb_check(release:"3.1", prefix:"vlc-plugin-esd", reference:"0.8.1.svn20050314-1sarge2")) flag++;
if (deb_check(release:"3.1", prefix:"vlc-plugin-ggi", reference:"0.8.1.svn20050314-1sarge2")) flag++;
if (deb_check(release:"3.1", prefix:"vlc-plugin-glide", reference:"0.8.1.svn20050314-1sarge2")) flag++;
if (deb_check(release:"3.1", prefix:"vlc-plugin-sdl", reference:"0.8.1.svn20050314-1sarge2")) flag++;
if (deb_check(release:"3.1", prefix:"vlc-plugin-svgalib", reference:"0.8.1.svn20050314-1sarge2")) flag++;
if (deb_check(release:"3.1", prefix:"vlc-qt", reference:"0.8.1.svn20050314-1sarge2")) flag++;
if (deb_check(release:"3.1", prefix:"vlc-sdl", reference:"0.8.1.svn20050314-1sarge2")) flag++;
if (deb_check(release:"3.1", prefix:"wxvlc", reference:"0.8.1.svn20050314-1sarge2")) flag++;

if (flag)
{
  if (report_verbosity > 0) security_warning(port:0, extra:deb_report_get());
  else security_warning(0);
  exit(0);
}
else audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, "affected");

#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80502

#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were  
# extracted from Mandrake Linux Security Advisory MDKSA-2007:027. 
# The text itself is copyright (C) Mandriva S.A.
#

include("compat.inc");

if (description)
{
  script_id(24641);
  script_version ("1.16");
  script_cvs_date("Date: 2019/08/02 13:32:48");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2007-0254", "CVE-2007-0255");
  script_bugtraq_id(22002);
  script_xref(name:"MDKSA", value:"2007:027");

  script_name(english:"Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : xine-ui (MDKSA-2007:027)");
  script_summary(english:"Checks rpm output for the updated packages");

  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"synopsis", 
    value:
"The remote Mandrake Linux host is missing one or more security
updates."
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"description", 
    value:
"Format string vulnerability in the errors_create_window function in
errors.c in xine-ui allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via
unknown vectors. (CVE-2007-0254)

XINE 0.99.4 allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of
service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a
certain M3U file that contains a long #EXTINF line and contains format
string specifiers in an invalid udp:// URI, possibly a variant of
CVE-2007-0017. (CVE-2007-0255)

The updated packages have been patched to correct these issues."
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"solution", 
    value:"Update the affected xine-ui, xine-ui-aa and / or xine-ui-fb packages."
  );
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:ND/RL:OF/RC:ND");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"false");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:xine-ui");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:xine-ui-aa");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:xine-ui-fb");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:mandriva:linux:2007");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2007/01/26");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2007/02/18");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2007-2019 Tenable Network Security, Inc.");
  script_family(english:"Mandriva Local Security Checks");

  script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
  script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/cpu", "Host/Mandrake/release", "Host/Mandrake/rpm-list");

  exit(0);
}


include("audit.inc");
include("global_settings.inc");
include("rpm.inc");


if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
if (!get_kb_item("Host/Mandrake/release")) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Mandriva / Mandake Linux");
if (!get_kb_item("Host/Mandrake/rpm-list")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);

cpu = get_kb_item("Host/cpu");
if (isnull(cpu)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_ARCH);
if (cpu !~ "^(amd64|i[3-6]86|x86_64)$") audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_IMPLEMENTED, "Mandriva / Mandrake Linux", cpu);


flag = 0;
if (rpm_check(release:"MDK2007.0", reference:"xine-ui-0.99.4-7.1mdv2007.0", yank:"mdv")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"MDK2007.0", reference:"xine-ui-aa-0.99.4-7.1mdv2007.0", yank:"mdv")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"MDK2007.0", reference:"xine-ui-fb-0.99.4-7.1mdv2007.0", yank:"mdv")) flag++;


if (flag)
{
  if (report_verbosity > 0) security_hole(port:0, extra:rpm_report_get());
  else security_hole(0);
  exit(0);
}
else audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, "affected");

#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80502

#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were
# extracted from openSUSE Security Update xine-lib-2487.
#
# The text description of this plugin is (C) SUSE LLC.
#

include("compat.inc");

if (description)
{
  script_id(27487);
  script_version ("1.12");
  script_cvs_date("Date: 2019/10/25 13:36:31");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2007-0017");

  script_name(english:"openSUSE 10 Security Update : xine-lib (xine-lib-2487)");
  script_summary(english:"Check for the xine-lib-2487 patch");

  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"synopsis", 
    value:"The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update."
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"description", 
    value:
"This update fixes several format string bugs that can be exploited
remotely with user-assistance to execute arbitrary code.
(CVE-2007-0017)"
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"solution", 
    value:"Update the affected xine-lib packages."
  );
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:xine-devel");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:xine-extra");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:xine-lib");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:xine-lib-32bit");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:xine-ui");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:xine-ui-32bit");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:10.2");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2007/01/16");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2007/10/17");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2007-2019 Tenable Network Security, Inc.");
  script_family(english:"SuSE Local Security Checks");

  script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
  script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/SuSE/release", "Host/SuSE/rpm-list", "Host/cpu");

  exit(0);
}


include("audit.inc");
include("global_settings.inc");
include("rpm.inc");

if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
release = get_kb_item("Host/SuSE/release");
if (isnull(release) || release =~ "^(SLED|SLES)") audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "openSUSE");
if (release !~ "^(SUSE10\.2)$") audit(AUDIT_OS_RELEASE_NOT, "openSUSE", "10.2", release);
if (!get_kb_item("Host/SuSE/rpm-list")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);

ourarch = get_kb_item("Host/cpu");
if (!ourarch) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_ARCH);
if (ourarch !~ "^(i586|i686|x86_64)$") audit(AUDIT_ARCH_NOT, "i586 / i686 / x86_64", ourarch);

flag = 0;

if ( rpm_check(release:"SUSE10.2", reference:"xine-devel-1.1.2-40.1") ) flag++;
if ( rpm_check(release:"SUSE10.2", reference:"xine-extra-1.1.2-40.1") ) flag++;
if ( rpm_check(release:"SUSE10.2", reference:"xine-lib-1.1.2-40.1") ) flag++;
if ( rpm_check(release:"SUSE10.2", reference:"xine-ui-0.99.4-84.1") ) flag++;
if ( rpm_check(release:"SUSE10.2", cpu:"x86_64", reference:"xine-lib-32bit-1.1.2-40.1") ) flag++;
if ( rpm_check(release:"SUSE10.2", cpu:"x86_64", reference:"xine-ui-32bit-0.99.4-84.1") ) flag++;

if (flag)
{
  if (report_verbosity > 0) security_warning(port:0, extra:rpm_report_get());
  else security_warning(0);
  exit(0);
}
else
{
  tested = pkg_tests_get();
  if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
  else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, "xine");
}