Integer overflow in vlc (Alpine package)
| Risk | Medium |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2020-6073 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-190 |
| Exploitation vector | Network |
| Public exploit | N/A |
| Vulnerable software Subscribe |
vlc (Alpine package) Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component |
| Vendor | Alpine Linux Development Team |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.
1) Integer overflow
EUVDB-ID: #VU26339
Risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 6.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-6073
CWE-ID:
CWE-190 - Integer overflow
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to integer overflow in the TXT record-parsing functionality when parsing the RDATA section in a TXT record in mDNS messages. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted mDNS message, trigger integer overflow and cause a denial of service condition on the target system.
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Vulnerable software versionsvlc (Alpine package): 3.0.7.1-r0 - 3.0.8-r10
External linkshttp://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=1ebe2cad40adfbabf1834c6f475ec127bd6cea76
http://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=c4cee9ea9b47a4a0340aaa1b9681adab29fc4e57
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
