Description
The RTSP module in VideoLAN VLC 0.8.6d allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a request without a Transport parameter, which triggers a NULL pointer dereference.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | vlc | 0.8.6.c-4.1 | — |
| Debian 13 | vlc | 0.8.6.c-4.1 | — |
| Debian 12 | vlc | 0.8.6.c-4.1 | — |
References
- 29284 third-party-advisory
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:14876 vdb-entry signature
- [vlc-devel] 20070915 vlc: svn commit r22023 (courmisch) mailing-list
- http://trac.videolan.org/vlc/changeset/22023
- GLSA-200803-13 vendor-advisory