usn-6783-1
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu
Published
2024-05-22 18:06
Modified
2026-06-25 10:46
Summary
vlc vulnerabilities
Details
It was discovered that VLC incorrectly handled certain media files. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause VLC to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or potential arbitrary code execution.
References
| URL | Type | |
|---|---|---|
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"id": "CVE-2023-47359",
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"2.2.2-1",
"2.2.2-2",
"2.2.2-3",
"2.2.2-3build1",
"2.2.2-4",
"2.2.2-5",
"2.2.2-5ubuntu0.16.04.1",
"2.2.2-5ubuntu0.16.04.2",
"2.2.2-5ubuntu0.16.04.3",
"2.2.2-5ubuntu0.16.04.4",
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},
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
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},
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"binary_name": "vlc-plugin-qt",
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{
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},
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"2.2.7-1",
"2.2.8-1",
"2.2.8-1ubuntu4",
"2.2.8-2",
"3.0.0~rc1-1ubuntu1",
"3.0.0~rc1-1ubuntu3",
"3.0.0~rc2-1ubuntu1",
"3.0.0~rc2-2ubuntu1",
"3.0.0~rc2-2ubuntu2",
"3.0.0~rc4-1ubuntu1",
"3.0.0~rc7-2ubuntu1",
"3.0.0~rc8-1ubuntu1",
"3.0.0-1ubuntu1",
"3.0.1-1ubuntu5",
"3.0.1-2ubuntu1",
"3.0.1-2ubuntu2",
"3.0.1-3",
"3.0.1-3build1",
"3.0.2-0ubuntu0.1",
"3.0.3-1-1ubuntu1",
"3.0.4-1ubuntu0.2",
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"id": "CVE-2023-47359",
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}
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},
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"id": "CVE-2023-47360",
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"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
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"binary_name": "vlc",
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"binary_name": "vlc-plugin-fluidsynth",
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{
"binary_name": "vlc-plugin-jack",
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},
{
"binary_name": "vlc-plugin-notify",
"binary_version": "3.0.9.2-1ubuntu0.1~esm2"
},
{
"binary_name": "vlc-plugin-qt",
"binary_version": "3.0.9.2-1ubuntu0.1~esm2"
},
{
"binary_name": "vlc-plugin-samba",
"binary_version": "3.0.9.2-1ubuntu0.1~esm2"
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"binary_name": "vlc-plugin-skins2",
"binary_version": "3.0.9.2-1ubuntu0.1~esm2"
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"binary_version": "3.0.9.2-1ubuntu0.1~esm2"
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"binary_name": "vlc-plugin-video-splitter",
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}
]
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"name": "vlc",
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},
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"3.0.8-2build1",
"3.0.8-3",
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"3.0.8-3build2",
"3.0.8-3build4",
"3.0.8-4",
"3.0.9.2-1",
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{
"database_specific": {
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{
"id": "CVE-2023-47359",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
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{
"score": "medium",
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}
]
},
{
"id": "CVE-2023-47360",
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"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
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"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
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]
}
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"availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro",
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},
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{
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{
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},
{
"binary_name": "vlc-bin",
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},
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{
"binary_name": "vlc-l10n",
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"binary_name": "vlc-plugin-access-extra",
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{
"binary_name": "vlc-plugin-base",
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{
"binary_name": "vlc-plugin-fluidsynth",
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{
"binary_name": "vlc-plugin-jack",
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{
"binary_name": "vlc-plugin-notify",
"binary_version": "3.0.16-1ubuntu0.1~esm2"
},
{
"binary_name": "vlc-plugin-qt",
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{
"binary_name": "vlc-plugin-samba",
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{
"binary_name": "vlc-plugin-skins2",
"binary_version": "3.0.16-1ubuntu0.1~esm2"
},
{
"binary_name": "vlc-plugin-svg",
"binary_version": "3.0.16-1ubuntu0.1~esm2"
},
{
"binary_name": "vlc-plugin-video-output",
"binary_version": "3.0.16-1ubuntu0.1~esm2"
},
{
"binary_name": "vlc-plugin-video-splitter",
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},
{
"binary_name": "vlc-plugin-visualization",
"binary_version": "3.0.16-1ubuntu0.1~esm2"
}
]
},
"package": {
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"name": "vlc",
"purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/vlc@3.0.16-1ubuntu0.1~esm2?arch=source\u0026distro=esm-apps/jammy"
},
"ranges": [
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"introduced": "0"
},
{
"fixed": "3.0.16-1ubuntu0.1~esm2"
}
],
"type": "ECOSYSTEM"
}
],
"versions": [
"3.0.16-1",
"3.0.16-1build1",
"3.0.16-1build2",
"3.0.16-1build3",
"3.0.16-1build4",
"3.0.16-1build5",
"3.0.16-1build7",
"3.0.16-1ubuntu0.1~esm1"
]
}
],
"aliases": [],
"details": "It was discovered that VLC incorrectly handled certain media files.\nA remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause VLC to crash,\nresulting in a denial of service, or potential arbitrary code execution.\n",
"id": "USN-6783-1",
"modified": "2026-06-25T10:46:21Z",
"published": "2024-05-22T18:06:30Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6783-1"
},
{
"type": "REPORT",
"url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-47359"
},
{
"type": "REPORT",
"url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-47360"
}
],
"related": [],
"schema_version": "1.7.0",
"summary": "vlc vulnerabilities",
"upstream": [
"UBUNTU-CVE-2023-47359",
"UBUNTU-CVE-2023-47360"
]
}
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