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VLC Media Player 'audio.c' Heap-Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability (Windows)
Information
Severity
Severity
High
Family
Family
Buffer overflow
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
Vendor Patch
Created
Created
5 years ago
Modified
Modified
4 years ago
Summary
The host is installed with VLC media player and is prone to heap overflow vulnerability.
Insight
Insight
The flaw is due to error in the transcode module that may allow a corrupted stream to overflow buffers on the heap. With a non-malicious input, this could lead to heap corruption and a crash.
Affected Software
Affected Software
VideoLAN VLC media player before 2.1.5 on Windows.
Detection Method
Detection Method
Checks if a vulnerable version is present on the target host.
Solution
Solution
Upgrade to VideoLAN VLC media player version 2.1.5 or later.