281522 – media-video/vlc Stack-based buffer overflows via smb:// URLs

Bug 281522 - media-video/vlc Stack-based buffer overflows via smb:// URLs

Summary: media-video/vlc Stack-based buffer overflows via smb:// URLs

Status:	RESOLVED INVALID

Alias:	None

Product:	Gentoo Security
Classification:	Unclassified
Component:	Vulnerabilities (show other bugs)
Hardware:	All Linux

Importance:	High normal (vote)
Assignee:	Gentoo Security

URL:	B2 [
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Reported:	2009-08-14 23:26 UTC by Alex Legler (RETIRED)
Modified:	2013-07-08 22:42 UTC (History)
CC List:	2 users (show)

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Description Alex Legler (RETIRED) archtester

2009-08-14 23:26:31 UTC

Filing as Unconfirmed for now, needs verification:

http://www.milw0rm.com/exploits/9427
# VLC Media Player 1.0.0\1.0.1 smb:// URI Handling Remote Stack Overflow PoC
# Found By:	Dr_IDE
# Tested:	Windows XP SP2 , XP SP3 and Windows 7 RC1
# Thanks:	Pankaj Kohli for finding this in 0.8.6f
# Original:	http://www.milw0rm.com/exploits/9303

http://www.milw0rm.com/exploits/9439
# VLC Media Player 1.0.0\1.0.1 smb:// URI Handling Remote Stack Overflow
# Xpl By   : Mountassif Moad
# Thanks   : His0ka - Simo-soft - v4 Team
# Original : http://www.milw0rm.com/exploits/9427

Comment 1 Petr Gregor 2009-09-13 07:46:29 UTC

I tried to reproduce it with vlc 1.0.1. Only got regular error message.

ERROR: string overflow by 1 (1024 - 1023) in safe_strcpy [smb://example.com@www.example.com/foo/#{AABBBBCCCC]

So I guess it doesn't work.

Comment 2 Chris Reffett (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2013-07-08 22:42:07 UTC

CVE-2009-2484 indicates that there was such a vulnerability, but it was limited to Windows. Also very obsolete regardless, fixed since June 2009.