Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in the Ogg_DecodePacket function in the OGG demuxer (modules/demux/ogg.c) in VideoLAN VLC media player before 2.0.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted OGG file.
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 | 2.0.2-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | vlc | 2.0.2-1 | — |
| Debian 12 | vlc | 2.0.2-1 | — |
References
- [oss-security] 20120706 Re: CVE request: VLC / Asterisk mailing-list
- 1027224 vdb-entry
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:15299 vdb-entry signature
- 49835 third-party-advisory
- 54345 vdb-entry
- [oss-security] 20120706 CVE request: VLC / Asterisk mailing-list
- http://git.videolan.org/?p=vlc/vlc-2.0.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=16e9e126333fb7acb47d363366fee3deadc8331e