SB2017062921 - Remote code execution in VideoLAN VLC media player
Published: June 29, 2017 Updated: July 7, 2017
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Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Heap-out-of-bounds write (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-10699)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition or execute arbitrary code.
The vulnerability exists in VLC Media Player due to calling memcpy() with a wrong size. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted media file, trick the victim into loading it, trigger out-of-bounds heap memory write in the avcodec component and cause the application to crash or execute arbitrary code with privileges of the current user.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.