SB2013121728 - Buffer overflow in vlc (Alpine package)
Published: December 17, 2013
Security Bulletin ID
SB2013121728
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2013-4388)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to read and manipulate data.
Buffer overflow in the mp4a packetizer (modules/packetizer/mpeg4audio.c) in VideoLAN VLC Media Player before 2.0.8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.