medium
6.8
CWE
119
Advisory Published
Updated

CVE-2012-3377: Buffer Overflow

First published: Thu Jul 12 2012(Updated: )

Heap-based buffer overflow in the Ogg_DecodePacket function in the OGG demuxer (modules/demux/ogg.c) in VideoLAN VLC media player before 2.0.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted OGG file.

Credit: secalert@redhat.com

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
VideoLAN VLC media player<=2.0.1
VideoLAN VLC media player=0.1.99a
VideoLAN VLC media player=0.1.99b
VideoLAN VLC media player=0.1.99c
VideoLAN VLC media player=0.1.99d
VideoLAN VLC media player=0.1.99e
VideoLAN VLC media player=0.1.99f
VideoLAN VLC media player=0.1.99g
VideoLAN VLC media player=0.1.99h
VideoLAN VLC media player=0.1.99i
VideoLAN VLC media player=0.2.0
VideoLAN VLC media player=0.2.50
VideoLAN VLC media player=0.2.60
VideoLAN VLC media player=0.2.61
VideoLAN VLC media player=0.2.62
VideoLAN VLC media player=0.2.63
VideoLAN VLC media player=0.2.70
VideoLAN VLC media player=0.2.71
VideoLAN VLC media player=0.2.72
VideoLAN VLC media player=0.2.73
VideoLAN VLC media player=0.2.80
VideoLAN VLC media player=0.2.81
VideoLAN VLC media player=0.2.82
VideoLAN VLC media player=0.2.83
VideoLAN VLC media player=0.2.90
VideoLAN VLC media player=0.2.91
VideoLAN VLC media player=0.2.92
VideoLAN VLC media player=0.3.0
VideoLAN VLC media player=0.3.1
VideoLAN VLC media player=0.4.0
VideoLAN VLC media player=0.4.1
VideoLAN VLC media player=0.4.2
VideoLAN VLC media player=0.4.3
VideoLAN VLC media player=0.4.3-ac3
VideoLAN VLC media player=0.4.4
VideoLAN VLC media player=0.4.5
VideoLAN VLC media player=0.4.6
VideoLAN VLC media player=0.5.0
VideoLAN VLC media player=0.5.1
VideoLAN VLC media player=0.5.2
VideoLAN VLC media player=0.5.3
VideoLAN VLC media player=0.6.0
VideoLAN VLC media player=0.6.1
VideoLAN VLC media player=0.6.2
VideoLAN VLC media player=0.7.0
VideoLAN VLC media player=0.7.1
VideoLAN VLC media player=0.7.2
VideoLAN VLC media player=0.8.0
VideoLAN VLC media player=0.8.1
VideoLAN VLC media player=0.8.2
VideoLAN VLC media player=0.8.4
VideoLAN VLC media player=0.8.4a
VideoLAN VLC media player=0.8.5
VideoLAN VLC media player=0.8.6
VideoLAN VLC media player=0.8.6a
VideoLAN VLC media player=0.8.6b
VideoLAN VLC media player=0.8.6c
VideoLAN VLC media player=0.8.6d
VideoLAN VLC media player=0.8.6e
VideoLAN VLC media player=0.8.6f
VideoLAN VLC media player=0.8.6g
VideoLAN VLC media player=0.8.6h
VideoLAN VLC media player=0.8.6i
VideoLAN VLC media player=0.8.1337
VideoLAN VLC media player=0.9.0
VideoLAN VLC media player=0.9.1
VideoLAN VLC media player=0.9.2
VideoLAN VLC media player=0.9.3
VideoLAN VLC media player=0.9.4
VideoLAN VLC media player=0.9.5
VideoLAN VLC media player=0.9.6
VideoLAN VLC media player=0.9.8a
VideoLAN VLC media player=0.9.9
VideoLAN VLC media player=0.9.9a
VideoLAN VLC media player=0.9.10
VideoLAN VLC media player=1.0.0
VideoLAN VLC media player=1.0.1
VideoLAN VLC media player=1.0.2
VideoLAN VLC media player=1.0.3
VideoLAN VLC media player=1.0.4
VideoLAN VLC media player=1.0.5
VideoLAN VLC media player=1.0.6
VideoLAN VLC media player=1.1.0
VideoLAN VLC media player=1.1.1
VideoLAN VLC media player=1.1.2
VideoLAN VLC media player=1.1.3
VideoLAN VLC media player=1.1.4
VideoLAN VLC media player=1.1.4.1
VideoLAN VLC media player=1.1.5
VideoLAN VLC media player=1.1.6
VideoLAN VLC media player=1.1.6.1
VideoLAN VLC media player=1.1.7
VideoLAN VLC media player=1.1.8
VideoLAN VLC media player=1.1.9
VideoLAN VLC media player=1.1.10
VideoLAN VLC media player=1.1.10.1
VideoLAN VLC media player=1.1.11
VideoLAN VLC media player=1.1.13
VideoLAN VLC media player=2.0.0

Remedy

http://git.videolan.org/?p=vlc/vlc-2.0.git;a=commitdiff;h=16e9e126333fb7acb47d363366fee3deadc8331e

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the severity of CVE-2012-3377?

    CVE-2012-3377 is rated as a high severity vulnerability due to its potential for causing denial of service and possible arbitrary code execution.

  • How do I fix CVE-2012-3377?

    To fix CVE-2012-3377, update the VLC media player to a version 2.0.2 or later.

  • What type of vulnerability is CVE-2012-3377?

    CVE-2012-3377 is a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability found in the OGG demuxer of VLC media player.

  • What versions of VLC are affected by CVE-2012-3377?

    VLC media player versions before 2.0.2, including various versions as low as 0.1.99a, are affected by CVE-2012-3377.

  • What can happen if I am affected by CVE-2012-3377?

    If you are affected by CVE-2012-3377, an attacker could cause the application to crash or potentially execute arbitrary code through a specially crafted OGG file.

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