VideoLAN VLC Media Player up to 3.0.17 vnc Module buffer overflow

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in VideoLAN VLC Media Player up to 3.0.17. It has been rated as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component vnc Module. The manipulation leads to buffer overflow. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2022-41325. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in VideoLAN VLC Media Player up to 3.0.17 (Multimedia Player Software) and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown function of the component vnc Module. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a buffer overflow vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-120. The product copies an input buffer to an output buffer without verifying that the size of the input buffer is less than the size of the output buffer, leading to a buffer overflow. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was disclosed 12/06/2022. It is possible to read the advisory at videolan.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2022-41325. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

Upgrading to version 3.0.18 eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at videolan.org.

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Class: Buffer overflow
CWE: CWE-120 / CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: VLC Media Player 3.0.18

Timelineinfo

09/23/2022 🔍
12/06/2022 +74 days 🔍
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04/24/2025 +870 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: videolan.org

Advisory: videolan.org
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-41325 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-41325
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-214907

Entryinfo

Created: 12/06/2022 11:06
Updated: 04/24/2025 03:36
Changes: 12/06/2022 11:06 (40), 12/31/2022 08:19 (2), 12/31/2022 08:23 (11), 04/24/2025 03:36 (16)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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