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VLC Media Player XSPF Playlist Integer Overflow Vulnerability (Windows)
Information
Severity
Severity
Critical
Family
Family
Buffer overflow
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
9.3
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Solution Type
Solution Type
Vendor Patch
Created
Created
12 years ago
Modified
Modified
4 years ago
Summary
The host is installed with VLC Media Player and is prone integer overflow vulnerability.
Insight
Insight
The flaw is due to an integer overflow in XSPF playlist file parser, which allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors.
Affected Software
Affected Software
VLC media player version 0.8.5 through 1.1.9
Solution
Solution
Upgrade to the VLC media player version 1.1.10 or later.