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VLC Media Player 'MP4 Demux Module' DoS Vulnerability (Windows)
Information
Severity
Severity
Medium
Family
Family
Denial of Service
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
6.8
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Solution Type
Solution Type
Vendor Patch
Created
Created
6 years ago
Modified
Modified
4 years ago
Summary
The host is installed with VLC media player and is prone to a denial of service vulnerability.
Insight
Insight
The flaw is due to a type conversion error in 'modules/demux/mp4/libmp4.c' in the MP4 demux module leading to a invalid free, because the type of a box may be changed between a read operation and a free operation.
Affected Software
Affected Software
VideoLAN VLC media player 2.2.8 and prior on Windows.
Detection Method
Detection Method
Checks if a vulnerable version is present on the target host.
Solution
Solution
Update to version 3.0.1 or later