CVE-2009-2484: Buffer Overflow
First published: Thu Jul 16 2009(Updated: )
Stack-based buffer overflow in the Win32AddConnection function in modules/access/smb.c in VideoLAN VLC media player 0.9.9, when running on Microsoft Windows, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long smb URI in a playlist file.
Credit: cve@mitre.org cve@mitre.org
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| Videolan Vlc Media Player | =0.9.9 | |
| Microsoft Windows |
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Reference Links
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35500
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35558
- http://git.videolan.org/?p=vlc.git;a=commit;h=e60a9038b13b5eb805a76755efc5c6d5e080180f
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1714
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14800
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/9029
- http://git.videolan.org/?p=vlc.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=e60a9038b13b5eb805a76755efc5c6d5e080180f
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