SB2020042937 - Out-of-bounds read in vlc (Alpine package)
Published: April 29, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2020042937
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Out-of-bounds read (CVE-ID: CVE-2020-6077)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS).
The vulnerability exists within the message-parsing functionality due to a boundary condition when parsing mDNS messages. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted mDNS message, trigger out-of-bounds read error and cause a denial of service condition on the target system.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.