Vulnerabilities > CVE-2012-1776 - Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer vulnerability in Videolan VLC Media Player
Attack vector
UNKNOWN Attack complexity
UNKNOWN Privileges required
UNKNOWN Confidentiality impact
UNKNOWN Integrity impact
UNKNOWN Availability impact
UNKNOWN Summary
Multiple heap-based buffer overflows in VideoLAN VLC media player before 2.0.1 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted Real RTSP stream.
Vulnerable Configurations
Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
- Buffer Overflow via Environment Variables This attack pattern involves causing a buffer overflow through manipulation of environment variables. Once the attacker finds that they can modify an environment variable, they may try to overflow associated buffers. This attack leverages implicit trust often placed in environment variables.
- Overflow Buffers Buffer Overflow attacks target improper or missing bounds checking on buffer operations, typically triggered by input injected by an attacker. As a consequence, an attacker is able to write past the boundaries of allocated buffer regions in memory, causing a program crash or potentially redirection of execution as per the attackers' choice.
- Client-side Injection-induced Buffer Overflow This type of attack exploits a buffer overflow vulnerability in targeted client software through injection of malicious content from a custom-built hostile service.
- Filter Failure through Buffer Overflow In this attack, the idea is to cause an active filter to fail by causing an oversized transaction. An attacker may try to feed overly long input strings to the program in an attempt to overwhelm the filter (by causing a buffer overflow) and hoping that the filter does not fail securely (i.e. the user input is let into the system unfiltered).
- MIME Conversion An attacker exploits a weakness in the MIME conversion routine to cause a buffer overflow and gain control over the mail server machine. The MIME system is designed to allow various different information formats to be interpreted and sent via e-mail. Attack points exist when data are converted to MIME compatible format and back.
Nessus
NASL family Windows NASL id VLC_2_0_1.NASL description The version of VLC media player installed on the remote host is earlier than 2.0.1. Such versions are affected by multiple vulnerabilities: - The function last seen 2020-06-01 modified 2020-06-02 plugin id 58416 published 2012-03-21 reporter This script is Copyright (C) 2012-2018 Tenable Network Security, Inc. source https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/58416 title VLC Media Player < 2.0.1 Multiple Vulnerabilities code # # (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc. # include("compat.inc"); if (description) { script_id(58416); script_version("1.12"); script_cvs_date("Date: 2018/11/15 20:50:29"); script_cve_id("CVE-2012-1775", "CVE-2012-1776"); script_bugtraq_id(52550, 53391); script_xref(name:"EDB-ID", value:"18825"); script_name(english:"VLC Media Player < 2.0.1 Multiple Vulnerabilities"); script_summary(english:"Checks version of VLC"); script_set_attribute( attribute:"synopsis", value: "The remote Windows host contains a media player that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities." ); script_set_attribute( attribute:"description", value: "The version of VLC media player installed on the remote host is earlier than 2.0.1. Such versions are affected by multiple vulnerabilities: - The function 'MMSOpen' in the MMS access plugin contains a boundary error that can allow a stack-based buffer overflow when maliciously crafted MMS streams are opened. (CVE-2012-1775) - The Realrtsp plugin contains an unspecified error that can allow a heap-based buffer overflow when maliciously crafted Real rtsp streams are opened. (CVE-2012-1776)" ); # https://xorl.wordpress.com/2012/05/16/cve-2012-1775-vlc-mms-support-stack-overflow/ script_set_attribute( attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?58d31350" ); script_set_attribute( attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.videolan.org/security/sa1201.html" ); script_set_attribute( attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.videolan.org/security/sa1202.html" ); script_set_attribute( attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.videolan.org/vlc/releases/2.0.1.html" ); # Include a list of the patches that aren't # going out as new, fixed releases; just # patches. # git diff for 1.2.x RealRTSP fix script_set_attribute( attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?d62cd2cc" ); # git diff for 1.2.x MMS fix script_set_attribute( attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?6d1dc580" ); # git diff for 1.1.x RealRTSP fix script_set_attribute( attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?22cac0f0" ); # git diff for 1.1.x MMS fix script_set_attribute( attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?dbc08f65" ); script_set_attribute( attribute:"solution", value: "Upgrade to VLC Media Player version 2.0.1 or later. Alternatively, remove any affected plugin files from VLC's plugins directory." ); script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C"); script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:F/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:"exploit_framework_core", value:"true"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"metasploit_name", value:'VLC MMS Stream Handling Buffer Overflow'); script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_framework_metasploit", value:"true"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2012/03/19"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2012/03/19"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2012/03/21"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/a:videolan:vlc_media_player"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local"); script_end_attributes(); script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO); script_family(english:"Windows"); script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2012-2018 Tenable Network Security, Inc."); script_dependencies("vlc_installed.nasl"); script_require_keys("SMB/VLC/Version"); exit(0); } include("global_settings.inc"); include("misc_func.inc"); vuln_plugins_installed = make_list(); version = get_kb_item_or_exit("SMB/VLC/Version"); # nb: 'version' may look like '0.9.8a'! if ( version =~ "^[01]\." || version =~ "^2\.0\.0($|[^0-9])" ) version_is_vulnerable = TRUE; else exit(0, "The VLC "+version+" install is not affected."); installed_plugins = get_kb_list("SMB/VLC/plugin*"); if (isnull(installed_plugins)) exit(0, "Unable to obtain VLC plugin list from KB."); foreach plugin (installed_plugins) if ("\libaccess_mms_plugin.dll" >< plugin || "\libaccess_realrtsp_plugin.dll" >< plugin) vuln_plugins_installed = make_list(vuln_plugins_installed, plugin); if ( # Paranoid scan report_paranoia > 1 || # Or non-paranoid scan and plugin file check ( report_paranoia <= 1 && max_index(vuln_plugins_installed) > 0 ) ) { if (report_verbosity > 0) { path = get_kb_item("SMB/VLC/File"); if (isnull(path)) path = "n/a"; else path = ereg_replace(pattern:"^(.+)\\[^\\]+$", replace:"\1", string:path); report = '\n Path : ' + path + '\n Installed version : ' + version + '\n Fixed version : 2.0.1\n'; # Add plugin paths if available if (max_index(vuln_plugins_installed) > 0) { report += '\n - Vulnerable Plugin '; if (max_index(vuln_plugins_installed) > 1) report += 'Paths : '; else report += 'Path : '; foreach plugin_path (vuln_plugins_installed) report += '\n ' + plugin_path; report += '\n'; } security_hole(port:get_kb_item("SMB/transport"), extra:report); } else security_hole(get_kb_item("SMB/transport")); exit(0); } else exit(0, "The VLC "+version+" install does not have the affected plugins.");
NASL family Gentoo Local Security Checks NASL id GENTOO_GLSA-201411-01.NASL description The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-201411-01 (VLC: Multiple vulnerabilities) Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in VLC. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details. Impact : A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted media file using VLC, possibly resulting in execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the process or a Denial of Service condition. Workaround : There is no known workaround at this time. last seen 2020-06-01 modified 2020-06-02 plugin id 78879 published 2014-11-06 reporter This script is Copyright (C) 2014-2016 Tenable Network Security, Inc. source https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/78879 title GLSA-201411-01 : VLC: Multiple vulnerabilities code # # (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc. # # The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were # extracted from Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201411-01. # # The advisory text is Copyright (C) 2001-2016 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(78879); script_version("$Revision: 1.4 $"); script_cvs_date("$Date: 2016/05/20 14:03:00 $"); script_cve_id("CVE-2010-1441", "CVE-2010-1442", "CVE-2010-1443", "CVE-2010-1444", "CVE-2010-1445", "CVE-2010-2062", "CVE-2010-2937", "CVE-2010-3124", "CVE-2010-3275", "CVE-2010-3276", "CVE-2010-3907", "CVE-2011-0021", "CVE-2011-0522", "CVE-2011-0531", "CVE-2011-1087", "CVE-2011-1684", "CVE-2011-2194", "CVE-2011-2587", "CVE-2011-2588", "CVE-2011-3623", "CVE-2012-0023", "CVE-2012-1775", "CVE-2012-1776", "CVE-2012-2396", "CVE-2012-3377", "CVE-2012-5470", "CVE-2012-5855", "CVE-2013-1868", "CVE-2013-1954", "CVE-2013-3245", "CVE-2013-4388", "CVE-2013-6283", "CVE-2013-6934"); script_bugtraq_id(42386, 45632, 45927, 46008, 46060, 47012, 47293, 48171, 48664, 51231, 52550, 53391, 53535, 54345, 55850, 57079, 57333, 61032, 61844, 62724, 65139); script_xref(name:"GLSA", value:"201411-01"); script_name(english:"GLSA-201411-01 : VLC: Multiple vulnerabilities"); 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-201411-01 (VLC: Multiple vulnerabilities) Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in VLC. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details. Impact : A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted media file using VLC, possibly resulting in execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the process or a Denial of Service condition. Workaround : There is no known workaround at this time." ); script_set_attribute( attribute:"see_also", value:"https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201411-01" ); script_set_attribute( attribute:"solution", value: "All VLC users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=media-video/vlc-2.1.2'" ); script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C"); 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:"exploit_framework_core", value:"true"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"metasploit_name", value:'VLC MMS Stream Handling Buffer Overflow'); script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_framework_metasploit", value:"true"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_framework_canvas", value:"true"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"canvas_package", value:'White_Phosphorus'); 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:"2014/11/05"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2014/11/06"); script_end_attributes(); script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO); script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2014-2016 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 2.1.2"), vulnerable:make_list("lt 2.1.2"))) flag++; if (flag) { if (report_verbosity > 0) security_hole(port:0, extra:qpkg_report_get()); else security_hole(0); exit(0); } else { tested = qpkg_tests_get(); if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested); else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, "VLC"); }
NASL family FreeBSD Local Security Checks NASL id FREEBSD_PKG_62F36DFDFF5611E18821001B2134EF46.NASL description Jean-Baptiste Kempf, on behalf of the VideoLAN project reports : If successful, a malicious third party could crash the VLC media player process. Arbitrary code execution could be possible on some systems. last seen 2020-06-01 modified 2020-06-02 plugin id 62114 published 2012-09-17 reporter This script is Copyright (C) 2012-2018 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof. source https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/62114 title FreeBSD : vlc -- arbitrary code execution in Real RTSP and MMS support (62f36dfd-ff56-11e1-8821-001b2134ef46) code # # (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc. # # The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were # extracted from the FreeBSD VuXML database : # # Copyright 2003-2018 Jacques Vidrine and contributors # # Redistribution and use in source (VuXML) and 'compiled' forms (SGML, # HTML, PDF, PostScript, RTF and so forth) with or without modification, # are permitted provided that the following conditions are met: # 1. Redistributions of source code (VuXML) must retain the above # copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following # disclaimer as the first lines of this file unmodified. # 2. Redistributions in compiled form (transformed to other DTDs, # published online in any format, converted to PDF, PostScript, # RTF and other formats) must reproduce the above copyright # notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer # in the documentation and/or other materials provided with the # distribution. # # THIS DOCUMENTATION IS PROVIDED BY THE AUTHOR AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS" # AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, # THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR # PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR OR CONTRIBUTORS # BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, # OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT # OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR # BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, # WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE # OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS DOCUMENTATION, # EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE. # include("compat.inc"); if (description) { script_id(62114); script_version("1.3"); script_cvs_date("Date: 2018/11/10 11:49:43"); script_cve_id("CVE-2012-1775", "CVE-2012-1776"); script_name(english:"FreeBSD : vlc -- arbitrary code execution in Real RTSP and MMS support (62f36dfd-ff56-11e1-8821-001b2134ef46)"); script_summary(english:"Checks for updated package in pkg_info output"); script_set_attribute( attribute:"synopsis", value:"The remote FreeBSD host is missing a security-related update." ); script_set_attribute( attribute:"description", value: "Jean-Baptiste Kempf, on behalf of the VideoLAN project reports : If successful, a malicious third party could crash the VLC media player process. Arbitrary code execution could be possible on some systems." ); script_set_attribute( attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.videolan.org/security/sa1201.html" ); script_set_attribute( attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.videolan.org/security/sa1202.html" ); # https://vuxml.freebsd.org/freebsd/62f36dfd-ff56-11e1-8821-001b2134ef46.html script_set_attribute( attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?8b95fa65" ); script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:"Update the affected package."); script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"Exploits are available"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"true"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_framework_core", value:"true"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"metasploit_name", value:'VLC MMS Stream Handling Buffer Overflow'); script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_framework_metasploit", value:"true"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:vlc"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2012/03/12"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2012/09/15"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2012/09/17"); script_end_attributes(); script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO); script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2012-2018 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof."); script_family(english:"FreeBSD Local Security Checks"); script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl"); script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/FreeBSD/release", "Host/FreeBSD/pkg_info"); exit(0); } include("audit.inc"); include("freebsd_package.inc"); if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED); if (!get_kb_item("Host/FreeBSD/release")) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "FreeBSD"); if (!get_kb_item("Host/FreeBSD/pkg_info")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING); flag = 0; if (pkg_test(save_report:TRUE, pkg:"vlc<2.0.1,3")) flag++; if (flag) { if (report_verbosity > 0) security_hole(port:0, extra:pkg_report_get()); else security_hole(0); exit(0); } else audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, "affected");
Oval
accepted | 2012-11-19T04:00:21.352-05:00 | ||||||||
class | vulnerability | ||||||||
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description | Multiple heap-based buffer overflows in VideoLAN VLC media player before 2.0.1 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted Real RTSP stream. | ||||||||
family | windows | ||||||||
id | oval:org.mitre.oval:def:14817 | ||||||||
status | accepted | ||||||||
submitted | 2012-03-19T19:12:25.878-04:00 | ||||||||
title | Multiple heap-based buffer overflows in VideoLAN VLC media player before 2.0.1 | ||||||||
version | 6 |
References
- http://osvdb.org/80189
- http://osvdb.org/80189
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52550
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52550
- http://www.videolan.org/security/sa1202.html
- http://www.videolan.org/security/sa1202.html
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74118
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74118
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14817
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14817