USN-6783-1

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    USN-6783-1

    Published: 22 May 2024Last Modified: 25 Jun 2026

    Summary: vlc vulnerabilities

    Details: It was discovered that VLC incorrectly handled certain media files. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause VLC to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or potential arbitrary code execution.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6783-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-47359, https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-47360

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: vlc

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/vlc?arch=source&distro=esm-apps%2Fxenial

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -2.2.2-5ubuntu0.16.04.5+esm3

    Affected versions

    2.2.1-3
    2.2.1-5
    2.2.2-1
    2.2.2-2
    2.2.2-3
    2.2.2-3build1
    2.2.2-4
    2.2.2-5
    2.2.2-5ubuntu0.16.04.1
    2.2.2-5ubuntu0.16.04.2
    2.2.2-5ubuntu0.16.04.3
    2.2.2-5ubuntu0.16.04.4
    2.2.2-5ubuntu0.16.04.5+esm1
    2.2.2-5ubuntu0.16.04.5+esm2

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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