PT-2020-7446 · Videolan · Vlc Media Player

Published 2020-02-06 · Updated 2020-02-12 · CVE-2013-3564

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

5.3

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: VLC media player versions prior to 2.0.7

Description: The issue concerns a lack of access control in the web interface, allowing remote attackers to view directory listings or issue commands without authentication. This can be achieved via the dir command or other commands.

Recommendations: For versions prior to 2.0.7, update to version 2.0.7 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider disabling the web interface until a patch is available. Restrict access to the web interface to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

Information Disclosure

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-200

Related Identifiers

CVE-2013-3564

Affected Products

Vlc Media Player

References · 9

• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-3564 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2013-3564 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2013-3564 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2013-3564 · Vendor Advisory
• https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-3564 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-3564 · Security Note
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2013-3564 · Vendor Advisory
• https://www3.trustwave.com/spiderlabs/advisories/TWSL2013-007.txt · Note
• https://trustwave.com/en-us/resources/security-resources/security-advisories/?fid=18864 · Note