CVE-2018-11516
8.8
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.60%
Description
The vlc_demux_chained_Delete function in input/demux_chained.c in VideoLAN VLC media player 3.0.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap corruption and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted .swf file.
How to fix CVE-2018-11516
To remediate CVE-2018-11516, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/vlc—upgrade to 3.0.2-1 or later
Is CVE-2018-11516 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.6%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 3.0.2-1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH8.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |