High severity · published Dec 6, 2022
CVE-2022-41325
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…
7.8
CVSS
0.7%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.7% · higher than 52% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
DL
Debian Linux · Debian
11.0 · source: NVD
VM
Vlc Media Player · Videolan
through 3.0.17.4 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-41325
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-41325
Third Party Advisory
https://twitter.com/0xMitsurugi
Third Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5297
Exploit
https://www.synacktiv.com/sites/default/files/2022-11/vlc_vnc_int_overflow-CVE-2022-41325.pdf
Vendor Advisory
https://www.videolan.org/security/sb-vlc3018.html
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