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.
Published: 2023-11-07
Score: 9.8 Critical
EPSS: 1.1% Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Remediation

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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-3679-1 vlc security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2023-51476 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.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-6783-1 VLC vulnerabilities
History

Thu, 28 May 2026 18:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Subscriptions

Videolan Vlc Media Player
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2026-05-28T18:09:25.674Z

Reserved: 2023-11-06T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2023-47359

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T21:09:36.643Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-11-07T16:15:29.140

Modified: 2026-06-17T06:32:38.507

Link: CVE-2023-47359

cve-icon Redhat

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses