CVE-2023-47359: Videolan VLC prior to version 3.0.20 contains an incorrect offset read that leads to a Heap-Based Buffer Overflow in function GetPacket() and results in a…

PriorityP347critical9.8CVSS 3.1

AVNACLPRNUINSUCHIHAH

EPSS

1.10%

61.4th percentile

Videolan VLC prior to version 3.0.20 contains an incorrect offset read that leads to a Heap-Based Buffer Overflow in function GetPacket() and results in a memory corruption.

Affected

6 ranges

Vendor	Product	Version range	Fixed in
debian	vlc	< vlc 3.0.20-0+deb12u1 (bookworm)	vlc 3.0.20-0+deb12u1 (bookworm)
videolan	vlc_media_player	< 3.0.20	3.0.20
videolan	vlc_media_player	>= 0 < 3.0.20-0+deb11u1	3.0.20-0+deb11u1
videolan	vlc_media_player	>= 0 < 3.0.20-0+deb12u1	3.0.20-0+deb12u1
videolan	vlc_media_player	>= 0 < 3.0.20-1	3.0.20-1
videolan	vlc_media_player	>= 0 < 3.0.20-1	3.0.20-1

CVSS provenance

nvdv3.19.8CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

osv9.8CRITICAL

vendor_debian9.8CRITICAL

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