Vulnerabilities > CVE-2014-3441 - Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer vulnerability in Videolan VLC Media Player 2.1.3

047910
CVSS 0.0 - NONE
Attack vector
UNKNOWN
Attack complexity
UNKNOWN
Privileges required
UNKNOWN
Confidentiality impact
UNKNOWN
Integrity impact
UNKNOWN
Availability impact
UNKNOWN
videolan
CWE-119
nessus
exploit available
NVD
Published: 2014-05-14
Updated: 2024-11-21

Summary

codec\libpng_plugin.dll in VideoLAN VLC Media Player 2.1.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted .png file, as demonstrated by a png in a .wave file.

Vulnerable Configurations

Part Description Count
Application
Videolan
1

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.

Exploit-Db

descriptionVLC Media Player '.wav' File Memory Corruption Vulnerability. CVE-2014-3441. Dos exploits for multiple platform
idEDB-ID:39177
last seen2016-02-04
modified2014-05-09
published2014-05-09
reporterAryan Bayaninejad
sourcehttps://www.exploit-db.com/download/39177/
titleVLC Media Player '.wav' File Memory Corruption Vulnerability

Nessus

NASL familyWindows
NASL idVLC_2_1_4.NASL
descriptionA denial of service (DoS) vulnerability exists in VLC media player. An unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit this issue, by tricking a user into opening a specially crafted .png file, to cause the application to stop responding.
last seen2020-06-12
modified2020-06-11
plugin id137358
published2020-06-11
reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2020 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/137358
titleVLC < 2.1.4 DoS
code
#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#

include('compat.inc');

if (description)
{
  script_id(137358);
  script_version("1.2");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2020/06/17");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2014-3441");
  script_bugtraq_id(67315);

  script_name(english:"VLC < 2.1.4 DoS");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote Windows host contains a media player that is affected by denial of service vulnerability.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"A denial of service (DoS) vulnerability exists in VLC media player. An unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit 
this issue, by tricking a user into opening a specially crafted .png file, to cause the application to stop responding.");
  # https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/126564/VLC-Player-2.1.3-Memory-Corruption.html
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?fba8d459");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Upgrade to VLC version 2.1.4 or later.");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P");
  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C");
  script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H");
  script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2014-3441");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"true");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2014/04/14");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2014/04/14");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2020/06/11");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/a:videolan:vlc_media_player");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_family(english:"Windows");

  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2020 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");

  script_dependencies("vlc_installed.nasl");
  script_require_keys("SMB/VLC/Version", "installed_sw/VLC media player");

  exit(0);
}

include('vcf.inc');

app_info = vcf::get_app_info(app:'VLC media player', win_local:TRUE);

constraints = [{'fixed_version':'2.1.4'}];

vcf::check_version_and_report(app_info:app_info, constraints:constraints, severity:SECURITY_WARNING);

Packetstorm

data sourcehttps://packetstormsecurity.com/files/download/126564/vlc213-corrupt.txt
idPACKETSTORM:126564
last seen2016-12-05
published2014-05-09
reporterAryan Bayaninejad
sourcehttps://packetstormsecurity.com/files/126564/VLC-Player-2.1.3-Memory-Corruption.html
titleVLC Player 2.1.3 Memory Corruption

References