Description
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.
Published: 2022-12-06
Score: 7.8 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Remediation

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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-3216-1 vlc security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-5297-1 vlc security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2022-44532 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.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-6180-1 VLC media player vulnerabilities
History

Wed, 23 Apr 2025 20:15:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


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Debian Debian Linux
Videolan Vlc Media Player
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2025-04-23T19:35:53.234Z

Reserved: 2022-09-23T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2022-41325

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-03T12:42:45.693Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2022-12-06T16:15:11.173

Modified: 2025-04-23T20:15:41.417

Link: CVE-2022-41325

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Weaknesses