{"id":"USN-4805-1","summary":"vlc vulnerabilities","details":"It was discovered that VLC mishandled certain crafted media files. An\nattacker could use this vulnerability to cause a denial of service (crash)\nor possibly execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 ESM.\n(CVE-2017-10699)\n\nIt was discovered that VLC mishandled certain crafted MKV files. An\nattacker could use this vulnerability to cause a denial of service (crash)\nor possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2018-11529)\n","modified":"2026-04-22T10:12:36.517180Z","published":"2021-03-15T21:33:15Z","related":["UBUNTU-CVE-2017-10699","UBUNTU-CVE-2018-11529"],"upstream":["CVE-2017-10699","CVE-2018-11529","UBUNTU-CVE-2017-10699","UBUNTU-CVE-2018-11529"],"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4805-1"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-10699"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-11529"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"vlc","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS","purl":"pkg:deb/ubuntu/vlc@2.1.6-0ubuntu14.04.5+esm1?arch=source&distro=trusty/esm"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"2.1.6-0ubuntu14.04.5+esm1"}]}],"versions":["2.0.8-1","2.1.1-1","2.1.2-1","2.1.2-2","2.1.2-2build1","2.1.2-2build2","2.1.4-0ubuntu14.04.1","2.1.6-0ubuntu14.04.1","2.1.6-0ubuntu14.04.2","2.1.6-0ubuntu14.04.3","2.1.6-0ubuntu14.04.4","2.1.6-0ubuntu14.04.5"],"ecosystem_specific":{"availability":"Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro","binaries":[{"binary_version":"2.1.6-0ubuntu14.04.5+esm1","binary_name":"libvlc5"},{"binary_version":"2.1.6-0ubuntu14.04.5+esm1","binary_name":"libvlccore7"},{"binary_version":"2.1.6-0ubuntu14.04.5+esm1","binary_name":"vlc"},{"binary_version":"2.1.6-0ubuntu14.04.5+esm1","binary_name":"vlc-data"},{"binary_version":"2.1.6-0ubuntu14.04.5+esm1","binary_name":"vlc-nox"},{"binary_version":"2.1.6-0ubuntu14.04.5+esm1","binary_name":"vlc-plugin-fluidsynth"},{"binary_version":"2.1.6-0ubuntu14.04.5+esm1","binary_name":"vlc-plugin-jack"},{"binary_version":"2.1.6-0ubuntu14.04.5+esm1","binary_name":"vlc-plugin-notify"},{"binary_version":"2.1.6-0ubuntu14.04.5+esm1","binary_name":"vlc-plugin-pulse"},{"binary_version":"2.1.6-0ubuntu14.04.5+esm1","binary_name":"vlc-plugin-sdl"},{"binary_version":"2.1.6-0ubuntu14.04.5+esm1","binary_name":"vlc-plugin-svg"},{"binary_version":"2.1.6-0ubuntu14.04.5+esm1","binary_name":"vlc-plugin-zvbi"}]},"database_specific":{"cves_map":{"cves":[{"severity":[{"type":"CVSS_V3","score":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},{"type":"Ubuntu","score":"medium"}],"id":"CVE-2017-10699"},{"severity":[{"type":"CVSS_V3","score":"CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},{"type":"Ubuntu","score":"medium"}],"id":"CVE-2018-11529"}],"ecosystem":"Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS"},"source":"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-4805-1.json"}},{"package":{"name":"vlc","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS","purl":"pkg:deb/ubuntu/vlc@2.2.2-5ubuntu0.16.04.5+esm1?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/xenial"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"2.2.2-5ubuntu0.16.04.5+esm1"}]}],"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"],"ecosystem_specific":{"availability":"Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro","binaries":[{"binary_version":"2.2.2-5ubuntu0.16.04.5+esm1","binary_name":"libvlc5"},{"binary_version":"2.2.2-5ubuntu0.16.04.5+esm1","binary_name":"libvlccore8"},{"binary_version":"2.2.2-5ubuntu0.16.04.5+esm1","binary_name":"vlc"},{"binary_version":"2.2.2-5ubuntu0.16.04.5+esm1","binary_name":"vlc-data"},{"binary_version":"2.2.2-5ubuntu0.16.04.5+esm1","binary_name":"vlc-nox"},{"binary_version":"2.2.2-5ubuntu0.16.04.5+esm1","binary_name":"vlc-plugin-fluidsynth"},{"binary_version":"2.2.2-5ubuntu0.16.04.5+esm1","binary_name":"vlc-plugin-jack"},{"binary_version":"2.2.2-5ubuntu0.16.04.5+esm1","binary_name":"vlc-plugin-notify"},{"binary_version":"2.2.2-5ubuntu0.16.04.5+esm1","binary_name":"vlc-plugin-samba"},{"binary_version":"2.2.2-5ubuntu0.16.04.5+esm1","binary_name":"vlc-plugin-sdl"},{"binary_version":"2.2.2-5ubuntu0.16.04.5+esm1","binary_name":"vlc-plugin-svg"},{"binary_version":"2.2.2-5ubuntu0.16.04.5+esm1","binary_name":"vlc-plugin-zvbi"}]},"database_specific":{"cves_map":{"cves":[{"severity":[{"type":"CVSS_V3","score":"CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},{"type":"Ubuntu","score":"medium"}],"id":"CVE-2018-11529"}],"ecosystem":"Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS"},"source":"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-4805-1.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.7.5"}