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VLC Media Player < 3.0.11 DoS Vulnerability (Mac OS X)
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
3 years ago
Modified
Modified
3 years ago
Summary
VLC Media Player is prone to a denial-of-service (DoS) vulnerability.
Insight
Insight
A heap based overflow in the hxxx_AnnexB_to_xVC function in modules/packetizer/hxxx_nal.c allows remote attacker to cause denial of service (application crash) or execute arbitrary code via a crafted H.264 Annex-B video file.
Affected Software
Affected Software
VideoLAN VLC Media Player before version 3.0.11 on Mac OS X.
Detection Method
Detection Method
Checks if a vulnerable version is present on the target host.
Solution
Solution
Update to version 3.0.11 or later.