Fortinet Discovers VideoLAN VLC ID3v2 Flags Denial Of Service Vulnerability
Summary:
Fortinet's FortiGuard Labs has discovered a vulnerability in VideoLAN VLC, which allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service through a malformed media file.
Impact:
Denial Of Service
Risk:
Medium
Affected Software:
VideoLAN VLC 1.0.x to 1.1.2, please see the reference below.
Additional Information:
The VLC player crashes upon loading a media file containing specifically crafted ID3v2 tags. According to Fortinet's FortiGuard Labs investigations, execution of arbitrary code is however not possible.
FortiGuard Labs continues to monitor this vulnerability world wide while developing additional mitigation strategies / solutions based off our findings.
Solutions:
FortiGuard Labs released the following signature which covers this specific vulnerability
"VideoLan.VLC.ID3v2.Flags.DoS" on August 19, 2010
Fortinet customers who subscribe to Fortinet's intrusion prevention (IPS) service should be protected against this vulnerability. Fortinet's IPS service is one component of FortiGuard Subscription Services, which also offer comprehensive solutions such as antivirus, Web content filtering and antispam capabilities. These services enable protection against threats on both application and network layers. FortiGuard Services are continuously updated by FortiGuard Labs, which enables Fortinet to deliver a combination of multi-layered security intelligence and true zero-day protection from new and emerging threats. These updates are delivered to all FortiGate, FortiMail and FortiClient products. Fortinet strictly follows responsible disclosure guidelines to ensure optimum protection during a threat's lifecycle.
