Out-of-Bounds Affecting vlc package, versions <2.2.7-1~deb9u1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.89% (83rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN9-VLC-360430
  • published29 May 2017
  • disclosed29 May 2017

Introduced: 29 May 2017

CVE-2017-9300  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-119  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:9 vlc to version 2.2.7-1~deb9u1 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:9 relevant fixed versions and status.

plugins\codec\libflac_plugin.dll in VideoLAN VLC media player 2.2.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap corruption and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted FLAC file.