Integer underflow in VLC Media Player - CVE-2023-47360
Published: December 4, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU83640
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: CVE-2023-47360
CWE-ID: CWE-191
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 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.
How to mitigate CVE-2023-47360
Install updates from vendor's website.