Out-of-bounds Write The advisory has been revoked - it doesn't affect any version of package vlc  (opens in a new tab)


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EPSS
3.68% (90th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1804-VLC-614760
  • published10 Sept 2020
  • disclosed28 May 2018

Introduced: 28 May 2018

CVE-2018-11516  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-787  (opens in a new tab)

Amendment

The Ubuntu security team deemed this advisory irrelevant for Ubuntu:18.04.

NVD Description

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

The vlc_demux_chained_Delete function in input/demux_chained.c in VideoLAN VLC media player 3.0.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap corruption and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted .swf file.