Description
Buffer overflow in the AStreamPeekStream function in input/stream.c in VideoLAN VLC media player before 2.2.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted wav file, related to "seek across EOF."
References (4)
Core 4
Core References
Mailing List vendor-advisory
x_refsource_suse
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00045.html
Exploit mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
https://mailman.videolan.org/pipermail/vlc-commits/2015-January/028938.html
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/vlc/+bug/1533633
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035456
Scores
CVSS v3
5.5
EPSS
0.0128
EPSS Percentile
66.5%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-119
Status
published
Products (2)
canonical/ubuntu_linux
14.04
videolan/vlc_media_player
< 2.1.6
Published
Apr 18, 2016
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026