Buffer overflow in Videolan Vlc_media_player
CVE-2016-3941
Buffer overflow in the AStreamPeekStream function in input/stream.c in VideoLAN VLC media player before 2.2.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted wav file, related to "seek across EOF."
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
EPSS: 0.003 (54.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Affected products
- Videolan Vlc_media_player
- Canonical Ubuntu_linux — versions 14.04
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- openSUSE-SU-2016:1651 (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
- [vlc-commits] 20150131 stream: handle seek across EOF correctly (hopefully) (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Exploit)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
- 1035456 (vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-3941?
- CVE-2016-3941 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Videolan Vlc_media_player, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2016-04-18.
- How severe is CVE-2016-3941?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.