9.8crit

CVE-2016-5108in critical feed1 exploit

Buffer overflow in the DecodeAdpcmImaQT function in modules/codec/adpcm.c in VideoLAN VLC media player before 2.2.4 allows remote attackers…

Published 10 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
9.8
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
24.7%
percentile 98%
Public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

Buffer overflow in the DecodeAdpcmImaQT function in modules/codec/adpcm.c in VideoLAN VLC media player before 2.2.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted QuickTime IMA file.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

24.75% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 98% of all scored CVEs.

Exploits and detections

  • EDB-41025 VideoLAN VLC Media Player 2.2.1 - 'DecodeAdpcmImaQT' Buffer Overflow · dos · 2016-05-27

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD3.09.8CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD2.07.5AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/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
  • securitytracker.com /id/1036009 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, x_transferred
  • debian.org /security/2016/dsa-3598 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/90924 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • security.gentoo.org /glsa/201701-39 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO, x_transferred
  • videolan.org /security/sa1601.html · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred

Sources

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