Description
An integer overflow in the VNC module in VideoLAN VLC Media Player through 3.0.17.4 allows attackers, by tricking a user into opening a crafted playlist or connecting to a rogue VNC server, to crash VLC or execute code under some conditions.
References (4)
Core 4
Core References
Third Party Advisory
https://twitter.com/0xMitsurugi
Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://www.synacktiv.com/sites/default/files/2022-11/vlc_vnc_int_overflow-CVE-2022-41325.pdf
Vendor Advisory
https://www.videolan.org/security/sb-vlc3018.html
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5297
Scores
CVSS v3
7.8
EPSS
0.0009
EPSS Percentile
24.8%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
poc
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
total
Details
CWE
CWE-190
Status
published
Products (2)
debian/debian_linux
11.0
videolan/vlc_media_player
< 3.0.17.4
Published
Dec 06, 2022
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026