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VLC Media Player Buffer Overflow Vulnerability Oct16
Information
Severity
Severity
Medium
Family
Family
Denial of Service
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
4.4
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:L/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C
Solution Type
Solution Type
Vendor Patch
Created
Created
7 years ago
Modified
Modified
5 years ago
Summary
The host is installed with VLC media player and is prone to buffer overflow vulnerability.
Insight
Insight
The flaw is due to an insufficient validation of user supplied input while opening a file in player.
Affected Software
Affected Software
VideoLAN VLC media player 2.2.3 on Windows.
Detection Method
Detection Method
Checks if a vulnerable version is present on the target host.
Solution
Solution
Update to version 2.2.4.