SB2022112951 - Multiple vulnerabilities in VideoLAN VLC

Description

This security bulletin contains information about 4 secuirty vulnerabilities.

1) Division by zero (CVE-ID: N/A)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a division by zero error when handling mp4 files. A remote attacker can trick the victim to open a specially crafted file and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

2) Double Free (CVE-ID: N/A)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a double free error when handling media files. A remote attacker can trick the victim to open a specially crafted file and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

3) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-41325)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when playing a malicious URL in the vnc module. A remote attacker can trick the victim into opening a specially crafted stream, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.

4) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: N/A)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error. A remote attacker can trick the victim to open a specially crafted media file and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References

• https://www.videolan.org/security/sb-vlc3018.html