Executive Summary

Informations
Name CVE-2010-2937 First vendor Publication 2010-08-20
Vendor Cve Last vendor Modification 2023-11-07

Security-Database Scoring CVSS v3

Cvss vector : N/A
Overall CVSS Score NA
Base Score NA Environmental Score NA
impact SubScore NA Temporal Score NA
Exploitabality Sub Score NA
 
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Security-Database Scoring CVSS v2

Cvss vector : (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Cvss Base Score 5 Attack Range Network
Cvss Impact Score 2.9 Attack Complexity Low
Cvss Expoit Score 10 Authentication None Required
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Detail

The ReadMetaFromId3v2 function in taglib.cpp in the TagLib plugin in VideoLAN VLC media player 0.9.0 through 1.1.2 does not properly process ID3v2 tags, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted media file.

Original Source

Url : http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2010-2937

CWE : Common Weakness Enumeration

% Id Name
100 % CWE-20 Improper Input Validation

OVAL Definitions

Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:14676
 
Oval ID: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:14676
Title: Remote denial of service in the TagLib plugin in VideoLAN VLC media player 0.9.0 through 1.1.2
Description: The ReadMetaFromId3v2 function in taglib.cpp in the TagLib plugin in VideoLAN VLC media player 0.9.0 through 1.1.2 does not properly process ID3v2 tags, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted media file.
Family: windows Class: vulnerability
Reference(s): CVE-2010-2937
Version: 6
Platform(s): Microsoft Windows 2000
Microsoft Windows 7
Microsoft Windows Server 2003
Microsoft Windows Server 2008
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2
Microsoft Windows Vista
Microsoft Windows XP
Product(s): VLC Media Player
Definition Synopsis:

CPE : Common Platform Enumeration

TypeDescriptionCount
Application 22

OpenVAS Exploits

Date Description
2010-08-21 Name : FreeBSD Ports: vlc
File : nvt/freebsd_vlc3.nasl
2010-08-19 Name : VLC Media Player Meta-Information Denial of Service Vulnerability (Linux)
File : nvt/gb_vlc_media_player_dos_vuln_lin.nasl
2010-08-19 Name : VLC Media Player Meta-Information Denial of Service Vulnerability (Windows)
File : nvt/gb_vlc_media_player_dos_vuln_win.nasl

Open Source Vulnerability Database (OSVDB)

Id Description
67331 VLC Media Player TagLib Plugin taglib.cpp ReadMetaFromId3v2 Function DoS

Nessus® Vulnerability Scanner

Date Description
2014-11-06 Name : The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.
File : gentoo_GLSA-201411-01.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2010-08-16 Name : The remote FreeBSD host is missing a security-related update.
File : freebsd_pkg_e7d91a3ca7c911df870c00242b513d7c.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO

Sources (Detail)

http://git.videolan.org/?p=vlc/vlc-1.0.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=22a22e356c9d9399308...
http://git.videolan.org/?p=vlc/vlc-1.1.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=24918843e57c7962e28...
Source Url
BID http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/42386
CONFIRM http://www.videolan.org/security/sa1004.html
OVAL https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.ova...
VUPEN http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2087

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