Description
Multiple integer overflows in real.c in the Real demuxer plugin in VideoLAN VLC Media Player before 1.1.6 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a zero i_subpackets value in a Real Media file, leading to a heap-based buffer overflow.
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 | 1.1.3-1squeeze1 | — |
| Debian 13 | vlc | 1.1.3-1squeeze1 | — |
| Debian 12 | vlc | 1.1.3-1squeeze1 | — |
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | vlc | 2.2.4-11.1 | openSUSE-SU-2024:10064-1 |
Advisories 1
- openSUSE-SU-2024:10064-1 libvlc5-2.2.4-11.1 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
References
- http://git.videolan.org/?p=vlc.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=6568965770f906d34d4aef83237842a5376adb55
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:13950 vdb-entry signature
- ADV-2010-3345 vdb-entry
- vlcmediaplayer-realdemuxer-code-exec(64461) vdb-entry
- 45632 vdb-entry
- http://www.videolan.org/security/sa1007.html
- http://www.cs.brown.edu/people/drosenbe/research.html