Resource Management Errors The advisory has been revoked - it doesn't affect any version of package vlc  (opens in a new tab)


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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1204-VLC-633496
  • published10 Sept 2020
  • disclosed21 Mar 2014

Introduced: 21 Mar 2014

CVE-2013-7340  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-399  (opens in a new tab)

Amendment

The Ubuntu security team deemed this advisory irrelevant for Ubuntu:12.04.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream vlc package and not the vlc package as distributed by Ubuntu.

VideoLAN VLC Media Player before 2.0.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a crafted playlist file.