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CVE-2018-11529

VideoLAN VLC media player 2.2.x is prone to a use after free vulnerability which an attacker can leverage to execute arbitrary code via crafted MKV files. Failed exploit attempts will likely result in denial of service conditions.

Published

2018-07-11T16:29:00.627

Last Modified

2024-11-21T03:43:33.350

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.0: 8.0 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: MEDIUM
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
Availability Impact: PARTIAL

Exploitability Score

8.6

Impact Score

6.4

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-416

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Operating System	debian	debian_linux	9.0	Yes
Application	videolan	vlc_media_player	≤ 2.2.8	Yes

References

http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Jul/28 Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041311 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4251 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45626/ Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Jul/28 Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041311 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4251 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45626/ Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)