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CVE-2016-3941

Buffer overflow in the AStreamPeekStream function in input/stream.c in VideoLAN VLC media player before 2.2.0 allows remote attackers to ca…

Published 10 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
5.5
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
1.3%
percentile 70%
Public exploits
0
none known

Buffer overflow in the AStreamPeekStream function in input/stream.c in VideoLAN VLC media player before 2.2.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted wav file, related to "seek across EOF."

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

1.28% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 70% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD3.05.5CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
NVD2.04.3AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

  • lists.opensuse.org /opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00045.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE, x_transferred
  • mailman.videolan.org /pipermail/vlc-commits/2015-January/028938.html · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, x_transferred
  • bugs.launchpad.net /ubuntu/+source/vlc/+bug/1533633 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • securitytracker.com /id/1035456 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, x_transferred

Sources

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