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VLC Media Player Denial of Service Vulnerability -01 June14 (Linux)
Information
Severity
Severity
Family
Family
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
Solution Type
Solution Type
Created
Created
Modified
Modified
Summary
This host is installed with VLC Media Player and is prone to denial of service vulnerability.
Insight
Insight
The flaw exists as user-supplied input is not properly sanitized when handling a specially crafted WAV file.
Affected Software
Affected Software
VLC media player version 2.1.3 on Linux.
Detection Method
Detection Method
Checks if a vulnerable version is present on the target host.
Solution
Solution
No known solution was made available for at least one year since the disclosure of this vulnerability. Likely none will be provided anymore. General solution options are to upgrade to a newer release, disable respective features, remove the product or replace the product by another one.