Vulnerability Name:

CCN-70399

Published:2011-10-06
Updated:2011-10-06
Summary:VLC Media Player is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by a NULL pointer dereference error in the httpd_ClientRecv() function when remote services are enabled. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability via a specially-crafted HTTP or RTSP URI to cause the application to crash.
CVSS v3 Severity:5.3 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): Low
CVSS v2 Severity:4.3 Medium (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
3.2 Low (CCN Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P/E:U/RL:OF/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Medium
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): Partial
Vulnerability Consequences:Denial of Service
References:Source: CCN
Type: SA46224
VLC Media Player "httpd_ClientRecv()" Denial of Service Vulnerability

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 76123
VLC Media Player src/network/httpd.c httpd_ClientRecv() Function NULL Pointer Dereference Remote DoS

Source: CCN
Type: BID-50004
VLC Media Player Demuxer Denial of Service Vulnerability

Source: CCN
Type: BID-50007
VLC Media Player 'httpd_ClientRecv()' Heap Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Source: CCN
Type: VideoLAN-SA-1107
Heap overflow in AVI demuxer

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
vlc-httpdclientrecv-dos(70399)

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/a:videolan:vlc_media_player:1.1.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    BACK
    videolan vlc media player 1.1.11