CVE-2016-3941
5.5
MEDIUM
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.31%
Description
Buffer overflow in the AStreamPeekStream function in input/stream.c in VideoLAN VLC media player before 2.2.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted wav file, related to "seek across EOF."
How to fix CVE-2016-3941
To remediate CVE-2016-3941, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/vlc—upgrade to 2.2.0-1 or later
Is CVE-2016-3941 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.3%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 2.2.0-1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM5.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |