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CVE-2022-41325

21
FAUCET Score

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.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(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 Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

7.8HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.65%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
47.6%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0065 is in the 45th percentile among its peer group of 11,621 CVEs.

Social Chatter

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.

Media 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

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

twitter.com / 0xMitsurugi
Third Party Advisory
debian.org / security/2022/dsa-5297
Third Party Advisory
synacktiv.com / sites/default/files/2022-11/vlc_vnc_int_overflow-CVE-2022-41325.pdf
ExploitPatchThird Party Advisory
videolan.org / security/sb-vlc3018.html
Vendor Advisory