CVE-2024-46461
Publication date 25 September 2024
Last updated 30 May 2025
Ubuntu priority
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.
Status
| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
| vlc | 24.10 oracular |
Not affected
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| 24.04 LTS noble |
Fixed 3.0.20-3ubuntu0.1~esm1
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| 22.04 LTS jammy |
Fixed 3.0.16-1ubuntu0.1~esm3
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| 20.04 LTS focal |
Fixed 3.0.9.2-1ubuntu0.1~esm3
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| 18.04 LTS bionic |
Fixed 3.0.8-0ubuntu18.04.1+esm3
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| 16.04 LTS xenial |
Fixed 2.2.2-5ubuntu0.16.04.5+esm4
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| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score |
8.0 · High
|
| Attack vector | Network |
| Attack complexity | Low |
| Privileges required | Low |
| User interaction | Required |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | High |
| Integrity impact | High |
| Availability impact | High |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
References
Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)
- USN-7243-1
- VLC vulnerability
- 30 January 2025