CVE-2024-46461

HIGH EPSS 43.0%
Published Sep 25, 20241y ago · Modified Jun 17, 20262w ago
8.0 CVSS 3.1
High
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Published Sep 25, 2024 1y ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 2w ago

Description

VLC media player 3.0.20 and earlier is vulnerable to denial of service through an integer overflow which could be triggered with a maliciously crafted mms stream (heap based overflow). If successful, a malicious third party could trigger either a crash of VLC or an arbitrary code execution with the target user's privileges.

CVSS Details

Base Score
8.0
Exploitability
2.1
Impact
5.9
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required Low
User Interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity High
Availability High

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability
43.0% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
No Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-122

References 1

  • videolan.org https://www.videolan.org/security/sb-vlc3021.html

Remediation

No remediation data recorded yet

Check vendor advisories and the NVD entry for patch availability.