SB2023110303 - Multiple vulnerabilities in VLC Media Player
Published: November 3, 2023 Updated: December 4, 2023
Breakdown by Severity
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Description
This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.
1) Out-of-bounds write (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-47359)
CWE-ID: CWE-787 - Out-of-bounds write
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
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.
2) Integer underflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-47360)
CWE-ID: CWE-191 - Integer underflow
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to integer underflow when handling MMS packets. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted data to the application, trigger an integer underflow and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.