Vigil@nce - VideoLAN VLC: buffer overflow via hxxx_AnnexB_to_xVC
August 2020 by Vigil@nce
This bulletin was written by Vigil@nce : https://vigilance.fr/?langue=2
SYNTHESIS OF THE VULNERABILITY
Impacted products: Debian, 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: 09/06/2020.
DESCRIPTION OF THE VULNERABILITY
An attacker can trigger a buffer overflow via hxxx_AnnexB_to_xVC()
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-hxxx-AnnexB-to-xVC-32465