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CVE-2023-47359

Published: Nov 7, 2023Updated: May 28, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD BDU csafCWE-787
NVD MITRE
9.8CVSSCRITICAL
EPSS Score
1.1%
Top 38.8%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

Videolan VLC prior to version 3.0.20 contains an incorrect offset read that leads to a Heap-Based Buffer Overflow in function GetPacket() and results in a memory corruption.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:NS:UC:HI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-787

Affected Products

n/an/a
РЕД ОСООО «Ред Софт»
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
Astra Linux Special EditionООО «РусБИТех-Астра»
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
Astra Linux Common EditionООО «РусБИТех-Астра»
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
VLC Media PlayerVideoLAN organization
On-premDesktop App
Consumer Software / media-player
ооо «ред софт»commercialRUOperating Systemsaka red soft
ооо «русбитех-астра»commercialRUOperating Systemsaka rusbitech-astra
videolan organizationoss-projectFRConsumer Softwareaka videolan, videolan.org
and 2 more affected products View all →

Attack Graph

Products CVE Techniques Tactics

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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Initial Access
Privilege Escalation
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References

https://0xariana.github.io/blog/real_bugs/vlc/mms
0xariana.github.io
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/11/msg00034.html
lists.debian.org
https://redos.red-soft.ru/support/secure/
redos.red-soft.ru
and 80 more references View all →

Timeline

Published
Nov 7, 2023
Last Updated
May 28, 2026

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