Vigil@nce - VideoLAN VLC: memory corruption via MP4_EIA608_Convert
September 2019 by Vigil@nce
This bulletin was written by Vigil@nce : https://vigilance.fr/offer/Computer-vulnerability-database-and-alert
SYNTHESIS OF THE VULNERABILITY
Impacted products: Debian, openSUSE Leap, SLES, Ubuntu, VLC.
Severity: 2/4.
Consequences: user access/rights, denial of service on service,
denial of service on client.
Provenance: document.
Confidence: confirmed by the editor (5/5).
Creation date: 15/07/2019.
DESCRIPTION OF THE VULNERABILITY
An attacker can trigger a memory corruption via
MP4_EIA608_Convert() of VideoLAN VLC, in order to trigger a denial
of service, and possibly to run code.
ACCESS TO THE FULL VIGIL@NCE BULLETIN
https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/VideoLAN-VLC-memory-corruption-via-MP4-EIA608-Convert-29771