CVE-2016-5108
Buffer overflow in the DecodeAdpcmImaQT function in modules/codec/adpcm.c in VideoLAN VLC media player before 2.2.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly execute
02 Description
Buffer overflow in the DecodeAdpcmImaQT function in modules/codec/adpcm.c in VideoLAN VLC media player before 2.2.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly execute
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 24.74% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 97.7% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 9.8 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2016-06-08 14:00Z10 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-06 00:53Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2016-05-27
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory BufferClass
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- bfc3fb41bac6488e220c136bc1c81bb362c1858649974b347f136acd384e7279
05 Affected products
06 References
- lists.opensuse.orgopenSUSE-SU-2016:1651http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00045.html
- www.securitytracker.com1036009http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036009
- www.debian.orgDSA-3598http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3598
- www.securityfocus.com90924http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90924
- security.gentoo.orgGLSA-201701-39https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-39
- www.videolan.orghttp://www.videolan.org/security/sa1601.html
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- vlc Fixed in 2.2.3-2
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- vlc Fixed in 2.2.3-2
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- vlc Fixed in 2.2.3-2
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
- vlc Fixed in 2.1.6-0ubuntu14.04.3
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- vlc Fixed in 2.2.2-5ubuntu0.16.04.3
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
A release or ecosystem missing from this list has no record here. It may be unaffected or not covered by the source. Source notices and licences.