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Ubuntu: (Multiple Advisories) (CVE-2022-41325): VLC media player vulnerabilities

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Ubuntu: (Multiple Advisories) (CVE-2022-41325): VLC media player vulnerabilities

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
12/06/2022
Created
06/21/2023
Added
06/21/2023
Modified
06/21/2023

Description

An integer overflow in the VNC module in VideoLAN VLC Media Player through 3.0.17.4 allows attackers, by tricking a user into opening a crafted playlist or connecting to a rogue VNC server, to crash VLC or execute code under some conditions.

Solution(s)

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

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