CVE-2016-5108 Memory corruption in n/a

What is CVE-2016-5108?

CVE-2016-5108 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 8 Jun 2016. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Buffer overflow in the DecodeAdpcmImaQT function in modules/codec/adpcm.c in VideoLAN VLC media player before 2.2.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted QuickTime IMA file.

Weakness: CWE-119

Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-5108?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Debian Debian Linux, Videolan Vlc Media Player.

How do I fix CVE-2016-5108?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2016-5108 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2016-5108 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2016-5108, DSA-3598-1, GHSA-w8h4-xfpc-5gq9, MGASA-2016-0221, UBUNTU-CVE-2016-5108.