Out-of-bounds Read The advisory has been revoked - it doesn't affect any version of package vlc  (opens in a new tab)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-UBUNTU2004-VLC-653285
  • published29 May 2017
  • disclosed29 May 2017

Introduced: 29 May 2017

CVE-2017-9301  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-125  (opens in a new tab)

Amendment

The Ubuntu security team deemed this advisory irrelevant for Ubuntu:20.04.

NVD Description

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

plugins\audio_filter\libmpgatofixed32_plugin.dll in VideoLAN VLC media player 2.2.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid read and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted file.