Summary
The host is installed with VLC Media
player and is prone to multiple vulnerabilities.
Impact
Successful exploitation will allow remote
attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service.
Impact Level: System/Application
Solution
No solution or patch is available as of
27th January, 2015. Information regarding this issue will be updated once the solution details are available.
For updates refer to http://www.videolan.org/vlc
Insight
Multiple Flaws are due to:
- Improper input sanitization by 'picture_Release' function in misc/picture.c.
- Improper input sanitization by picture_pool_Delete function in misc/picture_pool.c.
Affected
VideoLAN VLC media player 2.1.5 on
MAC OS X.
Detection
Get the installed version with the help
of detect NVT and check the version is vulnerable or not.
References
Severity
Classification
-
CVE CVE-2014-9597, CVE-2014-9598 -
CVSS Base Score: 6.8
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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