QID 375218

Date Published: 2021-04-01

QID 375218: VLC Media Player Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (VideoLAN-SA-1801)

VLC is a cross-platform media player.

A remote user can create a specially crafted swf file that, when loaded by the target user, will trigger a heap use after free in Demux() (demux/avformat/demux.c) Affected Versions:
VLC media player 3.0.0 and 3.0.1

This vulnerability could be exploited to change contents or configuration on the system.

CVSS V3 rated as Critical - 8.8 severity.

CVSS V2 rated as High - 6.8 severity.

Solution

The vendor has released updates to resolve this issue. Refer to Security Advisory 1801 to obtain additional details.

Vendor References

VideoLAN-SA-1801 - www.videolan.org/security/sa1801.html

CVEs related to QID 375218

CVE-2018-11516 |

Software Advisories

Advisory ID	Software	Component	Link
Security Advisory 1801			www.videolan.org/security/sa1801.html

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