Description
The ASF Demuxer (modules/demux/asf/asf.c) in VideoLAN VLC media player 2.0.5 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted ASF movie that triggers an out-of-bounds read.
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 | 2.0.6-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | vlc | 2.0.6-1 | — |
| Debian 12 | vlc | 2.0.6-1 | — |
| Debian 7 | vlc | 2.0.3-5+deb7u1 | DSA-2973-1 |
Advisories 1
- DSA-2973-1 vlc - security update Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
References
- [oss-security] 20130414 CVE Request: VLC Buffer Overflow in ASF Demuxer mailing-list
- 59793 third-party-advisory
- [oss-security] 20130416 Re: CVE Request: VLC Buffer Overflow in ASF Demuxer mailing-list
- http://trac.videolan.org/vlc/ticket/8024
- 57333 vdb-entry
- http://git.videolan.org/?p=vlc.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=b31ce523331aa3a6e620b68cdfe3f161d519631e
- 89598 vdb-entry
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:17023 vdb-entry signature
- http://www.videolan.org/security/sa1302.html