Check Point Advisories

VideoLAN VLC Media Player Libmodplug ReadS3M Stack Overflow (CVE-2011-1574)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2013-1889
Date Published:	5 May 2013
Severity:	Medium
Last Updated:	Sunday 12 January, 2014
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2011-1574
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?
Vulnerability Description	A buffer overread vulnerability has been reported in VideoLAN VLC Media Player. The vulnerability is due to error in ReadS3M method in load_s3m.cpp in libmodplug before 0.8.8.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted S3M file.

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 Libmodplug ReadS3M Stack 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 Libmodplug ReadS3M stack overflow