CVE-2022-41325 is an integer overflow vulnerability in the VNC module of VideoLAN VLC Media Player versions through 3.0.17.4, affecting Debian and VideoLAN VLC installations. This high-severity vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) can be exploited by tricking a user into opening a crafted playlist or connecting to a rogue VNC server, potentially leading to VLC crashes or arbitrary code execution. While there is no known active exploitation, public exploit code, or Metasploit module, the vulnerability has garnered minimal community discussion with one Reddit mention.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 3.0.17.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
11.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 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.