CVE-2024-46461
CVSS 3.1 Score 8 of 10 (high)
Details
Published Sep 25, 2024
Updated: Sep 26, 2024
CWE ID 122
Summary
CVE-2024-46461 is a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting VLC media player versions 3.0.20 and earlier. Maliciously crafted MMS streams can cause an integer overflow, leading to a heap-based buffer overflow. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could result in either a crash of VLC or arbitrary code execution with the target user's privileges. This issue poses a significant risk to users who play MMS streams in VLC, making it essential to update to the latest version as soon as possible.
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Affected Products
- VLC Media Player
Affected Vendors
- VideoLAN