First published: Tue Nov 07 2023(Updated: )
Videolan VLC prior to version 3.0.20 contains an incorrect offset read that leads to a Heap-Based Buffer Overflow in function GetPacket() and results in a memory corruption.
Credit: cve@mitre.org
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
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Videolan Vlc Media Player | <3.0.20 |
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The severity of CVE-2023-47359 is critical.
The affected software for CVE-2023-47359 is Videolan VLC Media Player version up to 3.0.20.
The vulnerability in CVE-2023-47359 is a Heap-Based Buffer Overflow in the GetPacket() function, leading to memory corruption.
The vulnerability in CVE-2023-47359 can be exploited by an attacker through an incorrect offset read.
Yes, the fix for CVE-2023-47359 is to update to version 3.0.20 of Videolan VLC Media Player.