VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2016-3941
Buffer overflow in the AStreamPeekStream function in input/stream.c in VideoLAN VLC media player before 2.2.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted wav file, related to "seek across EOF."
MEDIUM 5.5EPSS 1.28%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.28%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
Buffer overflow in the AStreamPeekStream function in input/stream.c in VideoLAN VLC media player before 2.2.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted wav file, related to "seek across EOF."
- CVSS 3.0
- 5.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 1.28% probability · 68th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- videolan/vlc media player · canonical/ubuntu linux
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00045.html
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035456
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/vlc/+bug/1533633Vendor Advisory
- https://mailman.videolan.org/pipermail/vlc-commits/2015-January/028938.htmlExploit
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00045.html
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035456
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/vlc/+bug/1533633Vendor Advisory
- https://mailman.videolan.org/pipermail/vlc-commits/2015-January/028938.htmlExploit
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.