Use After Free Affecting vlc package, versions <3.0.3-1-1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

Exploit Maturity
Mature
EPSS
84.98% (99th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN11-VLC-517466
  • published22 Jul 2018
  • disclosed11 Jul 2018

Introduced: 11 Jul 2018

CVE-2018-11529  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-416  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:11 vlc to version 3.0.3-1-1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream vlc package and not the vlc package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:11 relevant fixed versions and status.

VideoLAN VLC media player 2.2.x is prone to a use after free vulnerability which an attacker can leverage to execute arbitrary code via crafted MKV files. Failed exploit attempts will likely result in denial of service conditions.