CVE-2016-5108 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Buffer overflow in the DecodeAdpcmImaQT function in modules/codec/adpcm.c in VideoLAN VLC media player before 2.2.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted QuickTime IMA file.

Published: 2016-06-08

Score: 9.8 Critical

EPSS: 20.8% Moderate

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
Debian DSA	DSA-3598-1	vlc security update

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.20819.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00045.html
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3598
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90924
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036009
http://www.videolan.org/security/sa1601.html
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-39

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Debian Debian Linux

Videolan Vlc Media Player

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2016-06-08T14:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T00:53:47.384Z

Reserved: 2016-05-27T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2016-5108

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2016-06-08T15:00:04.113

Modified: 2026-05-06T22:30:45.220

Link: CVE-2016-5108

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-119

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