Description
Buffer overflow in the mp4a packetizer (modules/packetizer/mpeg4audio.c) in VideoLAN VLC Media Player before 2.0.8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors.
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 | 2.1.0-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | vlc | 2.1.0-1 | — |
| Debian 12 | vlc | 2.1.0-1 | — |
| 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
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:18086 vdb-entry signature
- 59793 third-party-advisory
- http://www.videolan.org/developers/vlc-branch/NEWS
- 62724 vdb-entry
- [oss-security] 20130930 Re: CVE request: VLC mailing-list
- 1029120 vdb-entry
- http://git.videolan.org/?p=vlc.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=9794ec1cd268c04c8bca13a5fae15df6594dff3e