Summary
This host is installed with VLC Media Player and is prone to denial of service vulnerability.
Impact
Successful exploitation will allow attackers to cause a denial of service condition.
Impact Level: Application
Solution
Upgrade to VLC media player version 2.1.3 or later, For updates refer to http://www.videolan.org/vlc
Insight
The flaw exist due to a divide-by-zero error when processing malicious '.asf' files.
Affected
VLC media player version 2.1.2 and prior on Windows.
Detection
Get the installed version with the help of detect NVT and check the version is vulnerable or not.
References
Severity
Classification
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CVE CVE-2014-1684 -
CVSS Base Score: 4.3
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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