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
Published · last modified .
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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.013 (68.8th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 69th percentile — 68.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.013 · newest: 0.013 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Videolan Vlc Media Player
- Canonical Ubuntu Linux — versions 14.04
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00045.html (vendor-advisory)
- mailman.videolan.org/pipermail/vlc-commits/2015-January/028938.html (mailing-list, Exploit)
- bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/vlc/+bug/1533633 (Vendor Advisory)
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1035456 (vdb-entry)
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.