{"id":"MGASA-2021-0227","summary":"Updated vlc packages fix security vulnerabilities","details":"A remote user could create a specifically crafted file that could trigger some various issues.\n\nIt is possible to trigger a remote code execution through a specifically crafted playlist, and tricking the user into interacting with that playlist elements.\n\nIt is also possible to trigger read or write buffer overflows with some crafted files or by a MITM attack on the automatic updater\n\nIf successful, a malicious third party could trigger either a crash of VLC or an arbitratry code execution with the privileges of the target user.\n\nWe updated VLC to latest version available.\n","modified":"2026-04-16T04:25:15.747228Z","published":"2021-06-08T14:33:02Z","references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2021-0227.html"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=28930"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://www.videolan.org/security/sb-vlc3013.html"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://www.videolan.org/vlc/releases/3.0.13.html"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://code.videolan.org/videolan/vlc-3.0/-/raw/master/NEWS"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://git.videolan.org/?p=vlc/vlc-3.0.git;a=blob;f=NEWS;h=e5dd1855e797179ec3a0bee2cae4ac68705a70cc;hb=41878ff4f2a4b566cf0a1bd15f72037b2be98a18"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"vlc","ecosystem":"Mageia:7","purl":"pkg:rpm/mageia/vlc?arch=source&distro=mageia-7"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"3.0.14-1.mga7"}]}],"ecosystem_specific":{"section":"core"},"database_specific":{"source":"https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2021-0227.json"}},{"package":{"name":"vlc","ecosystem":"Mageia:7","purl":"pkg:rpm/mageia/vlc?arch=source&distro=mageia-7"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"3.0.14-1.mga7.tainted"}]}],"ecosystem_specific":{"section":"tainted"},"database_specific":{"source":"https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2021-0227.json"}},{"package":{"name":"vlc","ecosystem":"Mageia:8","purl":"pkg:rpm/mageia/vlc?arch=source&distro=mageia-8"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"3.0.14-1.mga8"}]}],"ecosystem_specific":{"section":"core"},"database_specific":{"source":"https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2021-0227.json"}},{"package":{"name":"vlc","ecosystem":"Mageia:8","purl":"pkg:rpm/mageia/vlc?arch=source&distro=mageia-8"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"3.0.14-1.mga8.tainted"}]}],"ecosystem_specific":{"section":"tainted"},"database_specific":{"source":"https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2021-0227.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.7.5","credits":[{"name":"Mageia","contact":["https://wiki.mageia.org/en/Packages_Security_Team"],"type":"COORDINATOR"}]}