CVE-2021-25804
Published: 26 July 2021
A NULL-pointer dereference in "Open" in avi.c of VideoLAN VLC Media Player 3.0.11 can a denial of service (DOS) in the application.
Priority
Status
| Package | Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
vlc Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Released
(3.0.8-0ubuntu18.04.1+esm1)
Available with Ubuntu Pro |
| focal |
Released
(3.0.9.2-1ubuntu0.1~esm1)
Available with Ubuntu Pro |
|
| hirsute |
Not vulnerable
(3.0.12-3)
|
|
| upstream |
Released
(3.0.12-1)
|
|
| xenial |
Released
(2.2.2-5ubuntu0.16.04.5+esm2)
Available with Ubuntu Pro |
|
| impish |
Not vulnerable
|
|
| trusty |
Ignored
(end of standard support)
|
|
| jammy |
Not vulnerable
(3.0.16-1build7)
|
|
| kinetic |
Not vulnerable
(3.0.17.4-5)
|
|
| lunar |
Not vulnerable
(3.0.18-2build1)
|
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score | 7.5 |
| Attack vector | Network |
| Attack complexity | Low |
| Privileges required | None |
| User interaction | None |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | None |
| Integrity impact | None |
| Availability impact | High |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
References
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2021-25804
- https://code.videolan.org/videolan/vlc-3.0/-/commit/a7f577ec26d35bbd7b2a3cda89d1b41bde69de9c (v3.0.12)
- https://code.videolan.org/videolan/vlc-3.0/-/commit/a7f577ec26d35bbd7b2a3cda89d1b41bde69de9c
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6180-1
- NVD
- Launchpad
- Debian