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VLC Media Player '.mkv' Code Execution Vulnerability (Windows)
Information
Severity
Severity
Critical
Family
Family
General
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
9.3
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Solution Type
Solution Type
Vendor Patch
Created
Created
13 years ago
Modified
Modified
4 years ago
Summary
The host is installed with VLC Media Player and is prone to arbitrary code execution vulnerability.
Insight
Insight
The flaw is due to an input validation error within the 'MKV_IS_ID' macro in 'modules/demux/mkv/mkv.hpp' of the MKV demuxer, when parsing the MKV file.
Affected Software
Affected Software
VLC media player version 1.1.6.1 and prior on Windows
Solution
Solution
Upgrade to the VLC media player version 1.1.7 or later.