CVE-2023-47360
Videolan VLC prior to version 3.0.20 contains an Integer underflow that leads to an incorrect packet length.
02 Description
Videolan VLC prior to version 3.0.20 contains an Integer underflow that leads to an incorrect packet length.
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Public exploit code exists. CISA's assessment records a public proof of concept. That is not a report of exploitation in the wild.
- SSVC decision
- ExploitationpocPublic proof-of-concept exploit code exists. Not a report of exploitation in the wild.
- AutomatableyesAn attacker can reliably automate reconnaissance through exploitation, so this scales.
- Technical ImpactpartialSuccessful exploitation gives limited control of the vulnerable component.
- EPSS probability
- 0.90% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 59.6% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 7.5 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/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
- 2023-11-07 00:00Z2 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2026-05-28 18:09Z5 MO AGO
- Reserved
- 2023-11-06
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- High (CVSS 7.5)
- CNA CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- Weaknesses
- CWE-191Integer Underflow (Wrap or Wraparound)Base
- Data version
- 5.2
- Document digest
- fd48e5cab8d71944755a6a012137dd1daf5fcd55f4c11494a00f8417d89f2a73
05 Affected products
06 References
- 0xariana.github.iohttps://0xariana.github.io/blog/real_bugs/vlc/mms
- lists.debian.org[debian-lts-announce] 20231130 [SECURITY] [DLA 3679-1] vlc security updatehttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/11/msg00034.html
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- vlc Fixed in 3.0.20-0+deb12u1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- vlc Fixed in 3.0.20-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- vlc Fixed in 3.0.20-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS
- vlc Fixed in 2.2.2-5ubuntu0.16.04.5+esm3Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS
- vlc Fixed in 3.0.8-0ubuntu18.04.1+esm2Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS
- vlc Fixed in 3.0.9.2-1ubuntu0.1~esm2Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu Pro 22.04 LTS
- vlc Fixed in 3.0.16-1ubuntu0.1~esm2Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro
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.