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VideoLAN-SA-0801: Memory access errors in web interface and demuxers

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VideoLAN-SA-0801: Memory access errors in web interface and demuxers

Severity
10
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
01/16/2008
Created
07/25/2018
Added
01/24/2013
Modified
05/27/2016

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in the libaccess_realrtsp plugin in VideoLAN VLC Media Player 0.8.6d and earlier on Windows might allow remote RTSP servers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or execute arbitrary code via a long string.

Solution(s)

  • videolan-vlc-upgrade-0_8_6e

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