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VLC Media Player '.amr' File Denial of Service Vulnerability (Windows)
Information
Severity
Severity
Family
Family
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
Solution Type
Solution Type
Created
Created
Modified
Modified
Summary
The host is installed with VLC Media Player and is prone to denial of service vulnerability.
Insight
Insight
The flaw is due to an access violation error, when opening a specially-crafted '.amr' file, which allows remote attacker to cause the application to crash.
Affected Software
Affected Software
VLC media player version prior to 1.1.11 on Windows.
Solution
Solution
No known solution was made available for at least one year since the disclosure of this vulnerability. Likely none will be provided anymore. General solution options are to upgrade to a newer release, disable respective features, remove the product or replace the product by another one.