{"id":"CVE-2016-5108","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2016-5108","generatedAt":"2026-11-05T05:27:54.854Z","title":"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.","description":"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.","published":"2016-06-08T15:00:04.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T00:48:47.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"cve@mitre.org","cvss":{"version":"3.0","score":9.8,"severity":"CRITICAL","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-119"],"affected":["debian/debian linux","videolan/vlc media player"],"epss":{"score":0.24748,"percentile":0.97906,"date":"2026-11-04","history":[{"date":"2026-09-21","score":0.21508,"percentile":0.97558},{"date":"2026-09-22","score":0.24748,"percentile":0.97799}]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":1,"verified":true,"firstPublished":"2016-05-27","source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[{"edbId":41025,"kind":"exploit","title":"VideoLAN VLC Media Player 2.2.1 - 'DecodeAdpcmImaQT' Buffer Overflow","url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41025","sourceUrl":"https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/windows/dos/41025.txt","file":"exploits/windows/dos/41025.txt","published":"2016-05-27","added":"2017-01-11","updated":"2017-01-11","author":"Patrick Coleman","type":"dos","platform":"windows","port":null,"verified":true,"codes":["CVE-2016-5108"],"tags":null,"aliases":null,"applicationUrl":"http://www.exploit-db.comvlc-2.2.1-win32.exe","screenshotUrl":null,"referenceUrl":"http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/27/3"}]},"verdict":{"level":"urgent","text":"EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 24.7%, higher than 98% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00045.html","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3598","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90924","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036009","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.videolan.org/security/sa1601.html","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-39","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00045.html","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3598","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90924","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036009","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.videolan.org/security/sa1601.html","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-39","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-5108","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}