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VLC Media Player TiVo Demuxer Double Free Vulnerability (Windows)
Information
Severity
Severity
Critical
Family
Family
Denial of Service
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
10 years ago
Modified
Modified
3 years ago
Summary
This host is installed with VLC Media Player and is prone to double free vulnerability.
Insight
Insight
The flaw is due to a double-free error within the 'get_chunk_header()' function in 'modules/demux/ty.c' of the TiVo demuxer when opening a specially crafted TiVo (*.ty) file.
Affected Software
Affected Software
VLC media player version 0.9.0 to 1.1.12 on Windows
Solution
Solution
Upgrade VLC media player to 1.1.13 or later.