Name: CVE-2024-46461: Heap-based Buffer Overflow
Creator: Rapid7
Published: 2024-09-25T00:00:00.000Z
License: https://www.rapid7.com/legal/website-terms-of-use/
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2024-46461, CVSS 8, EPSS 0.0026

VLC media player 3.0.20 and earlier is vulnerable to denial of service through an integer overflow which could be triggered with a maliciously crafted mms stream (heap based overflow). If successful, a malicious third party could trigger either a crash of VLC or an arbitrary code execution with the target user's privileges.

CVSS Details

CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 8
CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)

Covered by Rapid7

Product	Vendor Advisory	Solution File	Added	Published
Debian	—	Upgrade vlc	Sep 27, 2024	Sep 25, 2024
Ubuntu	—	Upgrade vlc (Ubuntu Pro)	Jan 31, 2025	Sep 25, 2024

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CVSS Details

Covered by Rapid7

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