CVE-2016-3941

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Published Apr 18, 2016 CVSS 3.0 · 5.5 Medium EPSS 1.3% KEV · Not listed

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."

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 [-]

cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2016-4954	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."

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 1.3% (1.277% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00045.html
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035456
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/vlc/+bug/1533633
https://mailman.videolan.org/pipermail/vlc-commits/2015-January/028938.html

History

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Subscriptions

Canonical Ubuntu Linux

Videolan Vlc Media Player

Weaknesses

CWE-119

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 12:10 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Apr 18, 2016, 3:00 PM
Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 12:10 AM
Reserved: Mar 30, 2016, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 12:46 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Apr 18, 2016, 3:59 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 12:46 AM

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