Vigil@nce - VideoLAN VLC: buffer overflow via demux_sys_t-FreeUnused
September 2019 by Vigil@nce
This bulletin was written by Vigil@nce : https://vigilance.fr/offer/Computer-vulnerability-database-and-alert
SYNTHESIS OF THE VULNERABILITY
– Impacted products: Ubuntu, VLC.
– Severity: 2/4.
– Consequences: user access/rights, denial of service on service,
denial of service on client.
– Provenance: document.
– Confidence: confirmed by the editor (5/5).
– Creation date: 17/07/2019.
– Revision date: 24/07/2019.
DESCRIPTION OF THE VULNERABILITY
An attacker can trigger a buffer overflow via
demux_sys_t::FreeUnused() of VideoLAN VLC, in order to trigger a
denial of service, and possibly to run code.
ACCESS TO THE FULL VIGIL@NCE BULLETIN
https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/VideoLAN-VLC-buffer-overflow-via-demux-sys-t-FreeUnused-29802