CVE-2016-3941: Buffer Overflow
First published: Mon Apr 18 2016(Updated: )
Buffer overflow in the AStreamPeekStream function in input/stream.c in VideoLAN VLC media player before 2.2.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted wav file, related to "seek across EOF."
Credit: cve@mitre.org
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| Videolan Vlc Media Player | <=2.1.6 | |
| Canonical Ubuntu Linux | =14.04 |
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