Multiple vulnerabilities in VLC Media Player

Published: 2023-11-03 | Updated: 2023-12-04

Risk	High
Patch available	YES
Number of vulnerabilities	2
CVE-ID	CVE-2023-47359 CVE-2023-47360
CWE-ID	CWE-787 CWE-191
Exploitation vector	Network
Public exploit	N/A
Vulnerable software Subscribe	VLC Media Player Client/Desktop applications / Multimedia software
Vendor	VideoLAN

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.

1) Out-of-bounds write

EUVDB-ID: #VU82697

Risk: High

CVSSv3.1: 7.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-47359

CWE-ID: CWE-787 - Out-of-bounds write

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable system.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in "MMS://" demuxer when processing media files. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted file, trick the victim into opening it using the affected software, trigger an out-of-bounds write and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

VLC Media Player: 3.0.0 - 3.0.19

External links

http://code.videolan.org/videolan/vlc/-/raw/3.0.x/NEWS
http://www.videolan.org/security/sb-vlc3020.html

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.

2) Integer underflow

EUVDB-ID: #VU83640

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 3.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-47360

CWE-ID: CWE-191 - Integer underflow