PT-2024-6619 · Videolan+4 · Vlc Media Player+4

Andreas Fobian

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Published

2024-06-11

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Updated

2026-02-12

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CVE-2024-46461

CVSS v2.0

9.0

High

VectorAV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: VLC media player versions 3.0.20 and earlier
Description: The issue is related to an integer overflow in VLC media player, which could be triggered by a maliciously crafted mms stream, potentially leading to a denial of service or arbitrary code execution with the target user's privileges. A malicious third party could exploit this to cause a crash of VLC or execute code in the context of the root user.
Recommendations: For versions 3.0.20 and earlier, update to a version that fixes the integer overflow issue to prevent potential denial of service or arbitrary code execution. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting the use of maliciously crafted mms streams until a patch is available. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

DoS

Heap Based Buffer Overflow

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Weakness Enumeration

Related Identifiers

BDU:2024-07778
CVE-2024-46461
DSA-5707-1
USN-7243-1

Affected Products

Astra Linux
Linuxmint
Red Os
Ubuntu
Vlc Media Player