Debian Security Advisory
DSA-1543-1 vlc -- several vulnerabilities
- Date Reported:
- 09 Apr 2008
- Affected Packages:
- vlc
- Vulnerable:
- Yes
- Security database references:
- In Mitre's CVE dictionary: CVE-2007-6681, CVE-2007-6682, CVE-2007-6683, CVE-2008-0295, CVE-2008-0296, CVE-2008-0073, CVE-2008-0984, CVE-2008-1489.
- More information:
-
Luigi Auriemma, Alin Rad Pop, Rémi Denis-Courmont, Quovodis, Guido Landi, Felipe Manzano, Anibal Sacco and others discovered multiple vulnerabilities in vlc, an application for playback and streaming of audio and video. In the worst case, these weaknesses permit a remote, unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running vlc.
The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project identifies the following eight problems:
- CVE-2007-6681
A buffer overflow vulnerability in subtitle handling allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code through the opening of a maliciously crafted MicroDVD, SSA or Vplayer file.
- CVE-2007-6682
A format string vulnerability in the HTTP-based remote control facility of the vlc application allows a remote, unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.
- CVE-2007-6683
Insecure argument validation allows a remote attacker to overwrite arbitrary files writable by the user running vlc, if a maliciously crafted M3U playlist or MP3 audio file is opened.
- CVE-2008-0295, CVE-2008-0296
Heap buffer overflows in RTSP stream and session description protocol (SDP) handling allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code if a maliciously crafted RTSP stream is played.
- CVE-2008-0073
Insufficient integer bounds checking in SDP handling allows the execution of arbitrary code through a maliciously crafted SDP stream ID parameter in an RTSP stream.
- CVE-2008-0984
Insufficient integrity checking in the MP4 demuxer allows a remote attacker to overwrite arbitrary memory and execute arbitrary code if a maliciously crafted MP4 file is opened.
- CVE-2008-1489
An integer overflow vulnerability in MP4 handling allows a remote attacker to cause a heap buffer overflow, inducing a crash and possibly the execution of arbitrary code if a maliciously crafted MP4 file is opened.
For the stable distribution (etch), these problems have been fixed in version 0.8.6-svn20061012.debian-5.1+etch2.
For the unstable distribution (sid), these problems have been fixed in version 0.8.6.e-2.
We recommend that you upgrade your vlc packages.
- CVE-2007-6681
- Fixed in:
-
Debian GNU/Linux 4.0 (stable)
- Source:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/v/vlc/vlc_0.8.6-svn20061012.debian-5.1+etch2.diff.gz
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/v/vlc/vlc_0.8.6-svn20061012.debian.orig.tar.gz
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/v/vlc/vlc_0.8.6-svn20061012.debian-5.1+etch2.dsc
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/v/vlc/vlc_0.8.6-svn20061012.debian.orig.tar.gz
- Architecture-independent component:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/v/vlc/vlc-plugin-alsa_0.8.6-svn20061012.debian-5.1+etch2_all.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/v/vlc/wxvlc_0.8.6-svn20061012.debian-5.1+etch2_all.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/v/vlc/wxvlc_0.8.6-svn20061012.debian-5.1+etch2_all.deb
- Alpha:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/v/vlc/vlc-plugin-sdl_0.8.6-svn20061012.debian-5.1+etch2_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/v/vlc/vlc-plugin-arts_0.8.6-svn20061012.debian-5.1+etch2_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/v/vlc/libvlc0-dev_0.8.6-svn20061012.debian-5.1+etch2_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/v/vlc/mozilla-plugin-vlc_0.8.6-svn20061012.debian-5.1+etch2_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/v/vlc/vlc-nox_0.8.6-svn20061012.debian-5.1+etch2_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/v/vlc/vlc-plugin-esd_0.8.6-svn20061012.debian-5.1+etch2_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/v/vlc/libvlc0_0.8.6-svn20061012.debian-5.1+etch2_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/v/vlc/vlc_0.8.6-svn20061012.debian-5.1+etch2_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/v/vlc/vlc-plugin-ggi_0.8.6-svn20061012.debian-5.1+etch2_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/v/vlc/vlc-plugin-arts_0.8.6-svn20061012.debian-5.1+etch2_alpha.deb
- AMD64:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/v/vlc/vlc-plugin-arts_0.8.6-svn20061012.debian-5.1+etch2_amd64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/v/vlc/vlc-plugin-esd_0.8.6-svn20061012.debian-5.1+etch2_amd64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/v/vlc/vlc_0.8.6-svn20061012.debian-5.1+etch2_amd64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/v/vlc/libvlc0-dev_0.8.6-svn20061012.debian-5.1+etch2_amd64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/v/vlc/vlc-nox_0.8.6-svn20061012.debian-5.1+etch2_amd64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/v/vlc/vlc-plugin-ggi_0.8.6-svn20061012.debian-5.1+etch2_amd64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/v/vlc/mozilla-plugin-vlc_0.8.6-svn20061012.debian-5.1+etch2_amd64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/v/vlc/vlc-plugin-sdl_0.8.6-svn20061012.debian-5.1+etch2_amd64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/v/vlc/libvlc0_0.8.6-svn20061012.debian-5.1+etch2_amd64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/v/vlc/vlc-plugin-esd_0.8.6-svn20061012.debian-5.1+etch2_amd64.deb
- ARM:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/v/vlc/vlc_0.8.6-svn20061012.debian-5.1+etch2_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/v/vlc/vlc-plugin-ggi_0.8.6-svn20061012.debian-5.1+etch2_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/v/vlc/libvlc0-dev_0.8.6-svn20061012.debian-5.1+etch2_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/v/vlc/mozilla-plugin-vlc_0.8.6-svn20061012.debian-5.1+etch2_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/v/vlc/vlc-nox_0.8.6-svn20061012.debian-5.1+etch2_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/v/vlc/vlc-plugin-arts_0.8.6-svn20061012.debian-5.1+etch2_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/v/vlc/libvlc0_0.8.6-svn20061012.debian-5.1+etch2_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/v/vlc/vlc-plugin-esd_0.8.6-svn20061012.debian-5.1+etch2_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/v/vlc/vlc-plugin-sdl_0.8.6-svn20061012.debian-5.1+etch2_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/v/vlc/vlc-plugin-ggi_0.8.6-svn20061012.debian-5.1+etch2_arm.deb
- HP Precision:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/v/vlc/vlc-plugin-sdl_0.8.6-svn20061012.debian-5.1+etch2_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/v/vlc/vlc-nox_0.8.6-svn20061012.debian-5.1+etch2_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/v/vlc/libvlc0_0.8.6-svn20061012.debian-5.1+etch2_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/v/vlc/mozilla-plugin-vlc_0.8.6-svn20061012.debian-5.1+etch2_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/v/vlc/vlc_0.8.6-svn20061012.debian-5.1+etch2_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/v/vlc/vlc-plugin-esd_0.8.6-svn20061012.debian-5.1+etch2_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/v/vlc/vlc-plugin-arts_0.8.6-svn20061012.debian-5.1+etch2_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/v/vlc/libvlc0-dev_0.8.6-svn20061012.debian-5.1+etch2_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/v/vlc/vlc-plugin-ggi_0.8.6-svn20061012.debian-5.1+etch2_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/v/vlc/vlc-nox_0.8.6-svn20061012.debian-5.1+etch2_hppa.deb
- Intel IA-32:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/v/vlc/vlc-plugin-arts_0.8.6-svn20061012.debian-5.1+etch2_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/v/vlc/libvlc0-dev_0.8.6-svn20061012.debian-5.1+etch2_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/v/vlc/libvlc0_0.8.6-svn20061012.debian-5.1+etch2_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/v/vlc/vlc-plugin-svgalib_0.8.6-svn20061012.debian-5.1+etch2_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/v/vlc/vlc-plugin-ggi_0.8.6-svn20061012.debian-5.1+etch2_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/v/vlc/vlc-plugin-esd_0.8.6-svn20061012.debian-5.1+etch2_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/v/vlc/vlc-plugin-sdl_0.8.6-svn20061012.debian-5.1+etch2_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/v/vlc/vlc-nox_0.8.6-svn20061012.debian-5.1+etch2_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/v/vlc/vlc_0.8.6-svn20061012.debian-5.1+etch2_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/v/vlc/vlc-plugin-glide_0.8.6-svn20061012.debian-5.1+etch2_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/v/vlc/mozilla-plugin-vlc_0.8.6-svn20061012.debian-5.1+etch2_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/v/vlc/libvlc0-dev_0.8.6-svn20061012.debian-5.1+etch2_i386.deb
- Intel IA-64:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/v/vlc/vlc-plugin-arts_0.8.6-svn20061012.debian-5.1+etch2_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/v/vlc/vlc_0.8.6-svn20061012.debian-5.1+etch2_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/v/vlc/mozilla-plugin-vlc_0.8.6-svn20061012.debian-5.1+etch2_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/v/vlc/vlc-nox_0.8.6-svn20061012.debian-5.1+etch2_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/v/vlc/vlc-plugin-ggi_0.8.6-svn20061012.debian-5.1+etch2_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/v/vlc/libvlc0-dev_0.8.6-svn20061012.debian-5.1+etch2_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/v/vlc/libvlc0_0.8.6-svn20061012.debian-5.1+etch2_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/v/vlc/vlc-plugin-esd_0.8.6-svn20061012.debian-5.1+etch2_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/v/vlc/vlc-plugin-sdl_0.8.6-svn20061012.debian-5.1+etch2_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/v/vlc/vlc_0.8.6-svn20061012.debian-5.1+etch2_ia64.deb
- Big-endian MIPS:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/v/vlc/vlc-nox_0.8.6-svn20061012.debian-5.1+etch2_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/v/vlc/libvlc0-dev_0.8.6-svn20061012.debian-5.1+etch2_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/v/vlc/vlc-plugin-arts_0.8.6-svn20061012.debian-5.1+etch2_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/v/vlc/vlc-plugin-esd_0.8.6-svn20061012.debian-5.1+etch2_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/v/vlc/mozilla-plugin-vlc_0.8.6-svn20061012.debian-5.1+etch2_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/v/vlc/vlc_0.8.6-svn20061012.debian-5.1+etch2_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/v/vlc/vlc-plugin-sdl_0.8.6-svn20061012.debian-5.1+etch2_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/v/vlc/vlc-plugin-ggi_0.8.6-svn20061012.debian-5.1+etch2_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/v/vlc/libvlc0_0.8.6-svn20061012.debian-5.1+etch2_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/v/vlc/libvlc0-dev_0.8.6-svn20061012.debian-5.1+etch2_mips.deb
- Little-endian MIPS:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/v/vlc/vlc_0.8.6-svn20061012.debian-5.1+etch2_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/v/vlc/vlc-plugin-sdl_0.8.6-svn20061012.debian-5.1+etch2_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/v/vlc/mozilla-plugin-vlc_0.8.6-svn20061012.debian-5.1+etch2_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/v/vlc/libvlc0-dev_0.8.6-svn20061012.debian-5.1+etch2_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/v/vlc/libvlc0_0.8.6-svn20061012.debian-5.1+etch2_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/v/vlc/vlc-plugin-esd_0.8.6-svn20061012.debian-5.1+etch2_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/v/vlc/vlc-plugin-arts_0.8.6-svn20061012.debian-5.1+etch2_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/v/vlc/vlc-nox_0.8.6-svn20061012.debian-5.1+etch2_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/v/vlc/vlc-plugin-ggi_0.8.6-svn20061012.debian-5.1+etch2_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/v/vlc/vlc-plugin-sdl_0.8.6-svn20061012.debian-5.1+etch2_mipsel.deb
- PowerPC:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/v/vlc/libvlc0_0.8.6-svn20061012.debian-5.1+etch2_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/v/vlc/libvlc0-dev_0.8.6-svn20061012.debian-5.1+etch2_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/v/vlc/vlc-plugin-ggi_0.8.6-svn20061012.debian-5.1+etch2_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/v/vlc/vlc-nox_0.8.6-svn20061012.debian-5.1+etch2_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/v/vlc/mozilla-plugin-vlc_0.8.6-svn20061012.debian-5.1+etch2_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/v/vlc/vlc-plugin-esd_0.8.6-svn20061012.debian-5.1+etch2_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/v/vlc/vlc-plugin-sdl_0.8.6-svn20061012.debian-5.1+etch2_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/v/vlc/vlc-plugin-arts_0.8.6-svn20061012.debian-5.1+etch2_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/v/vlc/vlc_0.8.6-svn20061012.debian-5.1+etch2_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/v/vlc/libvlc0-dev_0.8.6-svn20061012.debian-5.1+etch2_powerpc.deb
- IBM S/390:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/v/vlc/libvlc0-dev_0.8.6-svn20061012.debian-5.1+etch2_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/v/vlc/vlc_0.8.6-svn20061012.debian-5.1+etch2_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/v/vlc/vlc-plugin-sdl_0.8.6-svn20061012.debian-5.1+etch2_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/v/vlc/mozilla-plugin-vlc_0.8.6-svn20061012.debian-5.1+etch2_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/v/vlc/vlc-nox_0.8.6-svn20061012.debian-5.1+etch2_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/v/vlc/vlc-plugin-esd_0.8.6-svn20061012.debian-5.1+etch2_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/v/vlc/vlc-plugin-ggi_0.8.6-svn20061012.debian-5.1+etch2_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/v/vlc/libvlc0_0.8.6-svn20061012.debian-5.1+etch2_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/v/vlc/vlc-plugin-arts_0.8.6-svn20061012.debian-5.1+etch2_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/v/vlc/vlc_0.8.6-svn20061012.debian-5.1+etch2_s390.deb
- Sun Sparc:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/v/vlc/vlc-plugin-ggi_0.8.6-svn20061012.debian-5.1+etch2_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/v/vlc/vlc_0.8.6-svn20061012.debian-5.1+etch2_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/v/vlc/vlc-plugin-sdl_0.8.6-svn20061012.debian-5.1+etch2_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/v/vlc/vlc-plugin-arts_0.8.6-svn20061012.debian-5.1+etch2_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/v/vlc/vlc-nox_0.8.6-svn20061012.debian-5.1+etch2_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/v/vlc/libvlc0-dev_0.8.6-svn20061012.debian-5.1+etch2_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/v/vlc/mozilla-plugin-vlc_0.8.6-svn20061012.debian-5.1+etch2_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/v/vlc/vlc-plugin-esd_0.8.6-svn20061012.debian-5.1+etch2_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/v/vlc/libvlc0_0.8.6-svn20061012.debian-5.1+etch2_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/v/vlc/vlc_0.8.6-svn20061012.debian-5.1+etch2_sparc.deb
MD5 checksums of the listed files are available in the original advisory.