Out-of-bounds Write Affecting videolan package, versions [,3.0.21)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.24% (48th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-VIDEOLAN-9673834
  • published26 Sept 2024
  • disclosed25 Sept 2024
  • creditAndreas Fobian

Introduced: 25 Sep 2024

CVE-2024-46461  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-787  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade videolan to version 3.0.21 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Out-of-bounds Write via a maliciously crafted mms stream. An attacker can cause the application to crash or potentially execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the target user.

CVSS Base Scores

version 4.0
version 3.1