Release of invalid pointer or reference in VLC Media Player - #VU64519
Published: June 20, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU64519
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: 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
CVE-ID: N/A
CWE-ID: CWE-763
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: VideoLAN
Affected software:
VLC Media Player
VLC Media Player
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to invalid free() within the kate decoder. A remote attacker can trick the victim to open a specially crafted file and crash the application.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.