Check Point Advisories

VideoLAN VLC Media Player SMB Module Win32AddConnection Buffer Overflow (CVE-2009-2484)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2009-399
Date Published:	14 Feb 2010
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Monday 24 June, 2013
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2009-2484
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?
Vulnerability Description	A buffer overflow vulnerability has been reported in VideoLAN VLC Media Player. The vulnerability is due to a boundary error. Remote attackers can exploit this vulnerability, for example, by enticing target users to open a playlist file having an overly long "smb://" URI that will cause an stack buffer overflow, or by sending a specially crafted request to VLC web interface. In an attack case where code injection is successful, the behavior of the target is entirely dependent on the intended function of the injected code. The code in such a case would execute within the security context of the logged in user. In an attack case where code injection is not successful, the affected application will terminate abnormally.

Protection Overview

This protection will detect and block attempts to exploit this vulnerability.

In order for the protection to be activated, update your Security Gateway product to the latest IPS update. For information on how to update IPS, go to SBP-2006-05, click on Protection tab and select the version of your choice.

Security Gateway R80 / R77 / R75

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the VideoLAN VLC Media Player SMB Module Win32AddConnection Buffer Overflow protection using the Search tool and Edit the protection's settings.
Install policy on all Security Gateways.

This protection's log will contain the following information:

Attack Name: Media Player Enforcement Violation.
Attack Information: Videolan VLC Media player SMB module win32AddConnection buffer overflow