

Storage period: data on your device for up to two years. Processing operations: Collection of access data, data from your browser and data about the content accessed Execution of analysis software and storage of data on your terminal device, anonymization of the data collected Evaluation of the anonymous data in the form of statistics Purpose: error analysis, statistical evaluation of our website accesses, campaign analysis, conversion tracking, retargeting VLC version 2.7.8 has been tested on iOS 10.3.3 and found to be vulnerable. CODE : - (NSObject *)_httpGETDownloadForPath:(NSString *)path Vulnerable / Tested Versions URL : METHOD : GET EXAMPLE : The source code excerpt below shows the vulnerable code of the mobile app: The example below shows how the LFD vulnerability can be exploited. Proof Of Concept 1) Local file disclosure An attacker can read any files which can be accessed with current application privileges. The ‘Sharing over WiFi’ feature in VLC for iOS is vulnerable to a local file disclosure vulnerability. Vulnerability Overview/ Description 1) Local file disclosure

SEC Consult recommends not to enable “Sharing over WiFi” feature in VLC for iOS which allows wireless file transfer to/from PC until a thorough security review has been performed by security professionals and all identified issues have been resolved.

The identified vulnerability allows attackers to steal arbitrary files (accessible by the app) from the mobile device. “VLC is a free and open source cross-platform multimedia player and framework that plays most multimedia files as well as DVDs, Audio CDs, VCDs, and various streaming protocols.”
