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VLC Media Player 'avcodec picture copy' Heap Buffer Overflow Vulnerability (Mac OS X)
Information
Severity
Severity
High
Family
Family
General
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
7.5
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Solution Type
Solution Type
None Solution Available
Created
Created
4 years ago
Modified
Modified
4 years ago
Summary
The host is installed with VLC media player and is prone to a heap-based buffer over-read vulnerability.
Insight
Insight
The flaw exists due to a heap-based buffer over-read error in lavc_CopyPicture in modules/codec/avcodec/video.c due to insufficient validation of width and height.
Affected Software
Affected Software
VideoLAN VLC media player version through 3.0.7 on Mac OS X.
Detection Method
Detection Method
Checks if a vulnerable version is present on the target host.
Solution
Solution
No known solution is available as of 24th July, 2019. Information regarding this issue will be updated once solution details are available.