CVE-2010-1443

Description

The parse_track_node function in modules/demux/playlist/xspf.c in the XSPF playlist parser in VideoLAN VLC media player before 1.0.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via an empty location element in an XML Shareable Playlist Format (XSPF) document.

How to fix CVE-2010-1443

To remediate CVE-2010-1443, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.

• Debian/vlc—upgrade to 1.0.6-1 or later

Is CVE-2010-1443 being exploited?

Low — EPSS is 0.5%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.

Affected packages (1)

• from 0, < 1.0.6-1

References (1)

• ADVISORYsecurity-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2010-1443