[SA23592] VLC Media Player "udp://" URI Handling Format String Vulnerability

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TITLE:
VLC Media Player "udp://" URI Handling Format String Vulnerability

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA23592

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/23592/

CRITICAL:
Highly critical

IMPACT:
System access

WHERE:
>From remote

SOFTWARE:
VLC media player 0.x
http://secunia.com/product/7788/

DESCRIPTION:
Kevin Finisterre and LMH have reported a vulnerability in VLC media
player, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a
user's system.

The vulnerability is caused due to a format string error when
handling "udp://" URIs and can be exploited via a specially crafted
web site or an M3U file with a specially crafted udp:// URI
containing format string specifiers as the file name.

Successful exploitation allows execution of arbitrary code.

The vulnerability is reported in version 0.8.6 and reportedly affects
both Mac OS X and Windows versions. Other versions may be affected as
well.

SOLUTION:
Do not open untrusted M3U files or visit untrusted web sites.

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
Kevin Finisterre and LMH

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://projects.info-pull.com/moab/MOAB-02-01-2007.html

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