Vulnerability Name:

CCN-107264

Published:2015-10-19
Updated:2015-10-19
Summary:VideoLAN VLC media player is vulnerable to a stack-based buffer overflow, caused by improper bounds checking when handling malicious files. By persuading a victim to open a specially crafted .mp3 file, a remote attacker could overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system or cause the application to crash.
CVSS v3 Severity:6.3 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L)
5.7 Medium (CCN Temporal CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:P/RL:U/RC:R)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): Required
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Low
Integrity (I): Low
Availibility (A): Low
CVSS v2 Severity:6.5 Medium (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): Single_Instance
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): Partial
Vulnerability Consequences:Gain Access
References:Source: CCN
Type: VideoLAN Web site
VLC Media Player

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
vlc-mp3-bo(107264)

Source: CCN
Type: Packet Storm Security [10-19-2015]
VLC 2.2.1 Stack Overflow

Source: EXPLOIT-DB
Type: EXPLOIT
Offensive Security Exploit Database [10-18-2015]

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/a:videolan:vlc_media_player:2.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    BACK
    videolan vlc media player 2.2.1