Vulnerability identifier: #VU49891
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID:
CWE-ID:
CWE-822
Exploitation vector: Network
Exploit availability: No
Vulnerable software:
VLC Media Player
Client/Desktop applications /
Multimedia software
Vendor: VideoLAN
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to untrusted pointer dereference. A remote authenticated attacker can create a specially crafted file, trick the victim into opening it and cause a denial of service condition on the system.
Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versions
VLC Media Player: 3.0.0 - 3.0.11
External links
http://www.videolan.org/security/sb-vlc3012.html
http://code.videolan.org/videolan/vlc-3.0/-/commit/a7f577ec26d35bbd7b2a3cda89d1b41bde69de9c
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.