CVE-2016-5108
CRITICAL severity · CVSS 9.8 · Memory corruption
9.8CVSS CRITICAL
Summary
Buffer overflow in the DecodeAdpcmImaQT function in modules/codec/adpcm.c in VideoLAN VLC media player before 2.2.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted QuickTime IMA file.
Impact & exploitability
Attack vectorNetwork
Attack complexityLow
Privileges requiredNone
User interactionNone
Confidentiality impactHigh
Integrity impactHigh
Availability impactHigh
Exploit probability (EPSS)25%
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected products we track (1)
Recommendation
Apply the vendor fix promptly. Open any affected product above for its exact safe version.
Additional information
- NVD record
- http://www.videolan.org/security/sa1601.htmlAdvisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00045.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3598
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90924
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036009
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-39