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VLC Media Player 'libpng_plugin' Denial of Service Vulnerability (Mac OS X)
Information
Severity
Severity
Medium
Family
Family
Denial of Service
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
4.3
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Solution Type
Solution Type
Vendor Patch
Created
Created
11 years ago
Modified
Modified
5 years ago
Summary
This host is installed with VLC Media Player and is prone to denial of service vulnerability.
Insight
Insight
The flaw is due to an error in 'libpng_plugin' when handling a crafted PNG file. Which can be exploited to cause a crash.
Affected Software
Affected Software
VLC media player version 2.0.3 and prior on Mac OS X
Solution
Solution
Upgrade to VLC media player 2.0.4 or later.