ID:6349 - Exploit for Use-after-free error in VLC Media Player - CVE-2018-11529

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Vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to use-after-free error when handling malicious input. A remote unauthenticated attacker can trick the victim into loading a specially crafted MKV file, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code with privileges of the current user.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.

Remediation