Out-of-Bounds Affecting vlc package, versions <2.1.6-0ubuntu14.04.2


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.97% (84th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1404-VLC-360732
  • published18 Apr 2016
  • disclosed18 Apr 2016

Introduced: 18 Apr 2016

CVE-2016-3941  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-119  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:14.04 vlc to version 2.1.6-0ubuntu14.04.2 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 Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:14.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

Buffer overflow in the AStreamPeekStream function in input/stream.c in VideoLAN VLC media player before 2.2.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted wav file, related to "seek across EOF."