CVE-2010-2937 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can crash VLC media player by tricking users into opening a crafted media file with malformed ID3v2 tags.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2010-2937?
CVE-2010-2937 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Videolan Vlc Media Player, published on 20 Aug 2010. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The ReadMetaFromId3v2 function in taglib.cpp in the TagLib plugin in VideoLAN VLC media player 0.9.0 through 1.1.2 does not properly process ID3v2 tags, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted media file.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-2937?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Videolan Vlc Media Player.
How do I fix CVE-2010-2937?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2010-2937 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-2937 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Videolan Vlc Media Player
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2010-2937, GHSA-h79h-2326-9h3v.