CVE-2010-2937

Publication date 20 August 2010

Last updated 24 July 2024

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.

Status

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Package	Ubuntu Release	Status
vlc	11.04 natty	Fixed 1.1.3-2ubuntu1
	10.10 maverick	Fixed 1.1.3-2ubuntu1
	10.04 LTS lucid	Fixed 1.0.6-1ubuntu1.2
	9.10 karmic	Ignored
	9.04 jaunty	Ignored
	8.04 LTS hardy	Ignored
	6.06 LTS dapper	Ignored

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Patch details

Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. How can I get the fixes?

Package	Patch details
vlc	Upstream: http://git.videolan.org/?p=vlc/vlc-1.1.git;a=commit;h=24918843e57c7962e28fcb01845adce82bed6516 Upstream: http://git.videolan.org/?p=vlc/vlc-1.0.git;a=commit;h=22a22e356c9d93993086810b2e25b59b55925b3a

References

MITRE
NVD
Launchpad
Debian

Other references

http://www.videolan.org/security/sa1004.html
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2010-2937