Double Free in VLC Media Player - #VU69699

Vulnerability identifier: #VU69699

CSH Severity: Low

CVSS v4: 4.6 [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]

CVE-ID: N/A

CWE-ID: CWE-415

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a double free error when handling media files. A remote attacker can trick the victim to open a specially crafted file and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

VLC Media Player

Install updates from vendor's website.

VLC Media Player - update to 3.0.18

• https://www.videolan.org/security/sb-vlc3018.html

• Multiple vulnerabilities in VideoLAN VLC