Medium severity · published Apr 18, 2016
CVE-2016-3941
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…
5.5
CVSS
1.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
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 vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.3% · higher than 70% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
UL
Ubuntu Linux · Canonical
14.04 · source: NVD
VM
Vlc Media Player · Videolan
through 2.1.6 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-3941
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-3941
lists.opensuse.org
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00045.html
www.securitytracker.com
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035456
Vendor Advisory
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/vlc/+bug/1533633
Exploit
https://mailman.videolan.org/pipermail/vlc-commits/2015-January/028938.html
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