Resource Management Errors Affecting videolan package, versions [,2.0.7)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.24% (64th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-VIDEOLAN-2371240
  • published26 Jan 2022
  • disclosed21 Mar 2014
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 21 Mar 2014

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

How to fix?

Upgrade videolan to version 2.0.7 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Resource Management Errors. VideoLAN VLC Media Player before 2.0.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a crafted playlist file.

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CVSS Scores

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