CVE-2023-47359 is a critical heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability affecting VideoLAN VLC Media Player versions prior to 3.0.20, caused by an incorrect offset read in the GetPacket() function, leading to memory corruption. With a CVSS score of 9.8, it presents a severe risk as it can be exploited remotely without user interaction, potentially resulting in complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While no public exploits or active exploitation have been observed, and community discussion is minimal, its high severity warrants immediate patching.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 3.0.20CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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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.