Buffer overflow in Videolan Vlc_media_player

CVE-2023-47359

Videolan VLC prior to version 3.0.20 contains an incorrect offset read that leads to a Heap-Based Buffer Overflow in function GetPacket() and results in a memory corruption.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.002 (37.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-47359?
CVE-2023-47359 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Videolan Vlc_media_player, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2023-11-07.
How severe is CVE-2023-47359?
Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2023-47359 known to be exploited?
2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.