CVE-2022-41325

HIGH7.8

An integer overflow in the VNC module in VideoLAN VLC Media Player through 3

Published Dec 6, 2022

Modified 10 months ago

Details

An integer overflow in the VNC module in VideoLAN VLC Media Player through 3.0.17.4 allows attackers, by tricking a user into opening a crafted playlist or connecting to a rogue VNC server, to crash VLC or execute code under some conditions.

References

WEB

https://twitter.com/0xMitsurugi

ADVISORY

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-41325

ADVISORY

https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5297

WEB

https://www.synacktiv.com/sites/default/files/2022-11/vlc_vnc_int_overflow-CVE-2022-41325.pdf

WEB

https://www.videolan.org/security/sb-vlc3018.html

CVSS Analysis

CVSS v3.1

7.8

Exploitability

Attack Vector

LocalAV:L

Attack Complexity

LowAC:L

Privileges Required

NonePR:N

User Interaction

RequiredUI:R

Scope

UnchangedS:U

Impact

Confidentiality

HighC:H

Integrity

HighI:H

Availability

HighA:H

7.8/CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Ecosystems

Timeline

PublishedDec 6, 2022

ModifiedApr 23, 2025