Out-of-Bounds Affecting vlc package, versions <2.2.0~rc2-2


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.28% (69th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN11-VLC-524061
  • published27 Jun 2018
  • disclosed24 Jan 2020

Introduced: 27 Jun 2018

CVE-2014-9630  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-119  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:11 vlc to version 2.2.0~rc2-2 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.

The rtp_packetize_xiph_config function in modules/stream_out/rtpfmt.c in VideoLAN VLC media player before 2.1.6 uses a stack-allocation approach with a size determined by arbitrary input data, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted length value.

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