CVE-2022-41325 Information

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.

CVSS Vector

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

Reference

https://www.videolan.org/security/sb-vlc3018.html https://www.synacktiv.com/sites/default/files/2022-11/vlc_vnc_int_overflow-CVE-2022-41325.pdf https://twitter.com/0xMitsurugi https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5297

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction Required

NONE

Scope

REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact

UNCHANGED

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

Base Score

HIGH

Base Severity

7.8