Name: CVE-2016-3941: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
Creator: Rapid7
Published: 2016-04-18T00:00:00.000Z
License: https://www.rapid7.com/legal/website-terms-of-use/
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2016-3941, CWE-119, CVSS 5.5, EPSS 0.00307

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 Details

CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 5.5
CVSS 3.0 Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)

Covered by Rapid7

Product	Vendor Advisory	Solution File	Added	Published
Debian	—	Upgrade vlc	Jul 30, 2024	Apr 18, 2016
Suse	—	Upgrade vlc-qtUpgrade vlc-develUpgrade vlc-debuginfoUpgrade vlcUpgrade vlc-qt-debuginfoUpgrade libvlc5Upgrade vlc-noX-langUpgrade vlc-gnomeUpgrade libvlc5-debuginfoUpgrade vlc-gnome-debuginfoUpgrade vlc-noxUpgrade vlc-debugsourceUpgrade vlc-noX-debuginfoUpgrade libvlccore7Upgrade libvlccore7-debuginfo	Jun 22, 2016	Apr 18, 2016
Ubuntu	—	Upgrade vlc	Nov 19, 2024	Apr 18, 2016

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CVSS Details

Covered by Rapid7

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