Check Point Advisories

VideoLAN VLC Media Player Denial of Service (CVE-2018-19857)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2018-1592
Date Published:	5 Aug 2020
Severity:	Critical
Last Updated:	Thursday 12 January, 2023
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2018-19857
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	VideoLAN VLC media player 3.0.4
Vulnerability Description	A denial-of-service vulnerability exists in VideoLAN VLC media player 3.0.4. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability would allow a remote attacker to create a denial of service condition on the affected system.

Protection Overview

This protection detects 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 R81 / R80 / R77 / R75

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the VideoLAN VLC Media Player Denial of Service (CVE-2018-19857) 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: Web Client Enforcement Violation.
Attack Information: VideoLAN VLC Media Player Denial of Service (CVE-2018-19857)