Buffer overflow in VLC Media Player - CVE-2022-41325
Published: November 29, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU69697
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 8.4 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-41325
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when playing a malicious URL in the vnc module. A remote attacker can trick the victim into opening a specially crafted stream, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Affected software
VLC Media Player
Debian Linux
Gentoo Linux
Ubuntu
vlc (Ubuntu package)
vlc-plugin-access-extra (Ubuntu package)
vlc (Debian package)
media-video/vlc
Debian Linux
Gentoo Linux
Ubuntu
vlc (Ubuntu package)
vlc-plugin-access-extra (Ubuntu package)
vlc (Debian package)
media-video/vlc
How to mitigate CVE-2022-41325
Install updates from vendor's website.
VLC Media Player - update to 3.0.18
vlc (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions Ubuntu Pro, 3.0.17.4-5ubuntu0.1
vlc-plugin-access-extra (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions Ubuntu Pro, 3.0.17.4-5ubuntu0.1
vlc (Debian package) - update to 3.0.18-0+deb11u1
media-video/vlc - update to 3.0.20
vlc (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions Ubuntu Pro, 3.0.17.4-5ubuntu0.1
vlc-plugin-access-extra (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions Ubuntu Pro, 3.0.17.4-5ubuntu0.1
vlc (Debian package) - update to 3.0.18-0+deb11u1
media-video/vlc - update to 3.0.20