CVE-2016-5108 describes a critical buffer overflow vulnerability in VideoLAN VLC media player versions prior to 2.2.4, specifically within the DecodeAdpcmImaQT function in modules/codec/adpcm.c. This flaw allows remote attackers to trigger a denial of service or potentially execute arbitrary code by enticing a user to open a specially crafted QuickTime IMA file. With a CVSS score of 9.8 (Critical), this vulnerability has a low attack complexity and requires no user interaction, enabling full compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed in CISA's KEV catalog, public exploit code exists on ExploitDB, though there is minimal community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
8.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= 2.2.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.