CVE-2023-47360 Integer overflow in n/a
High 7.5
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-47360 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2023-47360 is a high-severity vulnerability in Videolan Vlc Media Player, published on 7 Nov 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-47360 exists.
Affected product: Videolan Vlc Media Player. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.
Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.
Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-47360/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-47360/index.md)
An integer underflow in VLC media player can lead to incorrect packet lengths, potentially causing a denial of service.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2023-47360?
CVE-2023-47360 is a high-severity vulnerability in Videolan Vlc Media Player, published on 7 Nov 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Videolan VLC prior to version 3.0.20 contains an Integer underflow that leads to an incorrect packet length.
Weakness: CWE-191
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-47360?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Videolan Vlc Media Player.
How do I fix CVE-2023-47360?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2023-47360 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-47360 exists.
Other vulnerabilities in Videolan Vlc Media Player
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2023-47360, GHSA-xpr9-hg8g-rgg6, UBUNTU-CVE-2023-47360.