CVE-2014-3441 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can crash VLC Media Player by tricking users into opening a crafted PNG file embedded in a WAV file.
- 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
- None listed
What is CVE-2014-3441?
CVE-2014-3441 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Videolan Vlc Media Player, published on 14 May 2014. 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
codec\libpng_plugin.dll in VideoLAN VLC Media Player 2.1.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted .png file, as demonstrated by a png in a .wave file.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-3441?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Videolan Vlc Media Player.
How do I fix CVE-2014-3441?
No fix has been published for CVE-2014-3441 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
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-2014-3441 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2014-3441 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in Videolan Vlc Media Player
Sources
Also known as GHSA-5w4x-p949-wjm4.