NULL pointer dereference and application crash vulnerability in VideoLAN VLC media player via an empty location element in an (XSPF) document| ID: oval:org.secpod.oval:def:22345 | Date: (C)2015-01-02 (M)2023-11-13 |
| Class: VULNERABILITY | Family: windows |
The host is installed with VideoLAN VLC media player 0.5.0 before 1.0.6 and is prone to a null pointer dereference and application crash vulnerability. A flaw is present in the application, which fails to handle an empty location element in an XML Shareable Playlist Format (XSPF) document. Successful exploitation could allow attackers to crash the service or execute arbitrary code.
| Platform: |
| Microsoft Windows 11 |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2022 |
| Microsoft Windows Server |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2019 |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2016 |
| Microsoft Windows 7 |
| Microsoft Windows 8 |
| Microsoft Windows 8.1 |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2012 |
| Microsoft Windows Vista |
| Microsoft Windows XP |
| Microsoft Windows 10 |
