Out-of-bounds Read Affecting videolan package, versions [,2.2.5)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.44% (75th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-VIDEOLAN-2371265
  • published26 Jan 2022
  • disclosed29 May 2017
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 29 May 2017

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

How to fix?

Upgrade videolan to version 2.2.5 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Out-of-bounds Read 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.

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