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Ubuntu: (Multiple Advisories) (CVE-2021-25803): VLC media player vulnerabilities

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Ubuntu: (Multiple Advisories) (CVE-2021-25803): VLC media player vulnerabilities

Severity
6
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P)
Published
07/26/2021
Created
06/21/2023
Added
06/21/2023
Modified
06/21/2023

Description

A buffer overflow vulnerability in the vlc_input_attachment_New component of VideoLAN VLC Media Player 3.0.11 allows attackers to cause an out-of-bounds read via a crafted .avi file.

Solution(s)

  • ubuntu-upgrade-vlc
  • ubuntu-upgrade-vlc-plugin-access-extra

References

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