SB2017120706 - Arch Linux update for vlc
Published: December 7, 2017
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Description
This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.
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.
2) Heap corruption (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-9300)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to heap corruption in pluginscodeclibflac_plugin.dll when processing a specially crafted FLAC file. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted FLAC file, trigger heap corruption and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.