CVE-2023-47359
VLC media player: Out-of-bounds Write
CVE-2023-47359 is fixed in 21 products on 2 platforms, first by VLC media player 3.0.20, released October 30, 2023. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Urgent.
UrgentFixed on 2 platforms
CVSS
9.8
critical
Exploitation
None reported
No vendor assessment
CISA KEV
Not listed
Not in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
EPSS
0.0110
65th percentile
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.
Where it's fixed
| Product | Fixed in | Fix | Released |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windows apps | |||
| VLC media player | 3.0.20 | VLC media player 3.0.20 | Oct 30, 2023 |
| Linux | |||
| libvlc-bin · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 3.0.8-0ubuntu18.04.1+esm2 | libvlc-bin 3.0.8-0ubuntu18.04.1+esm2 | Nov 7, 2023 |
| libvlc-bin · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) | 3.0.9.2-1ubuntu0.1~esm2 | libvlc-bin 3.0.9.2-1ubuntu0.1~esm2 | Nov 7, 2023 |
| libvlc-bin · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 3.0.16-1ubuntu0.1~esm2 | libvlc-bin 3.0.16-1ubuntu0.1~esm2 | Nov 7, 2023 |
| libvlc5 · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 3.0.8-0ubuntu18.04.1+esm2 | libvlc5 3.0.8-0ubuntu18.04.1+esm2 | Nov 7, 2023 |
| libvlc5 · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) | 3.0.9.2-1ubuntu0.1~esm2 | libvlc5 3.0.9.2-1ubuntu0.1~esm2 | Nov 7, 2023 |
| libvlc5 · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 3.0.16-1ubuntu0.1~esm2 | libvlc5 3.0.16-1ubuntu0.1~esm2 | Nov 7, 2023 |
| libvlccore9 · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 3.0.8-0ubuntu18.04.1+esm2 | libvlccore9 3.0.8-0ubuntu18.04.1+esm2 | Nov 7, 2023 |
| libvlccore9 · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) | 3.0.9.2-1ubuntu0.1~esm2 | libvlccore9 3.0.9.2-1ubuntu0.1~esm2 | Nov 7, 2023 |
| libvlccore9 · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 3.0.16-1ubuntu0.1~esm2 | libvlccore9 3.0.16-1ubuntu0.1~esm2 | Nov 7, 2023 |
| vlc · Debian 11.6 (bullseye) | 3.0.20-0+deb11u1 | DSA-5545-1 | Nov 2, 2023 |
| vlc · Debian 12.15 (bookworm) | 3.0.20-0+deb12u1 | DSA-5545-1 | Nov 2, 2023 |
| vlc · Debian 13.5 (trixie) | 3.0.20-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-47359 | Nov 7, 2023 |
| vlc · Debian 14 | 3.0.20-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-47359 | Nov 7, 2023 |
| vlc · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 3.0.8-0ubuntu18.04.1+esm2 | vlc 3.0.8-0ubuntu18.04.1+esm2 | Nov 7, 2023 |
| vlc · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) | 3.0.9.2-1ubuntu0.1~esm2 | vlc 3.0.9.2-1ubuntu0.1~esm2 | Nov 7, 2023 |
| vlc · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 3.0.16-1ubuntu0.1~esm2 | vlc 3.0.16-1ubuntu0.1~esm2 | Nov 7, 2023 |
| vlc-bin · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 3.0.8-0ubuntu18.04.1+esm2 | vlc-bin 3.0.8-0ubuntu18.04.1+esm2 | Nov 7, 2023 |
| vlc-bin · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) | 3.0.9.2-1ubuntu0.1~esm2 | vlc-bin 3.0.9.2-1ubuntu0.1~esm2 | Nov 7, 2023 |
| vlc-bin · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 3.0.16-1ubuntu0.1~esm2 | vlc-bin 3.0.16-1ubuntu0.1~esm2 | Nov 7, 2023 |
| vlc-data · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 3.0.8-0ubuntu18.04.1+esm2 | vlc-data 3.0.8-0ubuntu18.04.1+esm2 | Nov 7, 2023 |
| vlc-data · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) | 3.0.9.2-1ubuntu0.1~esm2 | vlc-data 3.0.9.2-1ubuntu0.1~esm2 | Nov 7, 2023 |
| vlc-data · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 3.0.16-1ubuntu0.1~esm2 | vlc-data 3.0.16-1ubuntu0.1~esm2 | Nov 7, 2023 |
| vlc-l10n · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 3.0.8-0ubuntu18.04.1+esm2 | vlc-l10n 3.0.8-0ubuntu18.04.1+esm2 | Nov 7, 2023 |
| vlc-l10n · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) | 3.0.9.2-1ubuntu0.1~esm2 | vlc-l10n 3.0.9.2-1ubuntu0.1~esm2 | Nov 7, 2023 |
| vlc-l10n · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 3.0.16-1ubuntu0.1~esm2 | vlc-l10n 3.0.16-1ubuntu0.1~esm2 | Nov 7, 2023 |
| vlc-plugin-access-extra · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 3.0.8-0ubuntu18.04.1+esm2 | vlc-plugin-access-extra 3.0.8-0ubuntu18.04.1+esm2 | Nov 7, 2023 |
| vlc-plugin-access-extra · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) | 3.0.9.2-1ubuntu0.1~esm2 | vlc-plugin-access-extra 3.0.9.2-1ubuntu0.1~esm2 | Nov 7, 2023 |
| vlc-plugin-access-extra · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 3.0.16-1ubuntu0.1~esm2 | vlc-plugin-access-extra 3.0.16-1ubuntu0.1~esm2 | Nov 7, 2023 |
| vlc-plugin-base · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 3.0.8-0ubuntu18.04.1+esm2 | vlc-plugin-base 3.0.8-0ubuntu18.04.1+esm2 | Nov 7, 2023 |
| vlc-plugin-base · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) | 3.0.9.2-1ubuntu0.1~esm2 | vlc-plugin-base 3.0.9.2-1ubuntu0.1~esm2 | Nov 7, 2023 |
| vlc-plugin-base · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 3.0.16-1ubuntu0.1~esm2 | vlc-plugin-base 3.0.16-1ubuntu0.1~esm2 | Nov 7, 2023 |
| vlc-plugin-fluidsynth · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 3.0.8-0ubuntu18.04.1+esm2 | vlc-plugin-fluidsynth 3.0.8-0ubuntu18.04.1+esm2 | Nov 7, 2023 |
| vlc-plugin-fluidsynth · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) | 3.0.9.2-1ubuntu0.1~esm2 | vlc-plugin-fluidsynth 3.0.9.2-1ubuntu0.1~esm2 | Nov 7, 2023 |
| vlc-plugin-fluidsynth · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 3.0.16-1ubuntu0.1~esm2 | vlc-plugin-fluidsynth 3.0.16-1ubuntu0.1~esm2 | Nov 7, 2023 |
| vlc-plugin-jack · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 3.0.8-0ubuntu18.04.1+esm2 | vlc-plugin-jack 3.0.8-0ubuntu18.04.1+esm2 | Nov 7, 2023 |
| vlc-plugin-jack · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) | 3.0.9.2-1ubuntu0.1~esm2 | vlc-plugin-jack 3.0.9.2-1ubuntu0.1~esm2 | Nov 7, 2023 |
| vlc-plugin-jack · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 3.0.16-1ubuntu0.1~esm2 | vlc-plugin-jack 3.0.16-1ubuntu0.1~esm2 | Nov 7, 2023 |
| vlc-plugin-notify · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 3.0.8-0ubuntu18.04.1+esm2 | vlc-plugin-notify 3.0.8-0ubuntu18.04.1+esm2 | Nov 7, 2023 |
| vlc-plugin-notify · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) | 3.0.9.2-1ubuntu0.1~esm2 | vlc-plugin-notify 3.0.9.2-1ubuntu0.1~esm2 | Nov 7, 2023 |
| vlc-plugin-notify · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 3.0.16-1ubuntu0.1~esm2 | vlc-plugin-notify 3.0.16-1ubuntu0.1~esm2 | Nov 7, 2023 |
| vlc-plugin-qt · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 3.0.8-0ubuntu18.04.1+esm2 | vlc-plugin-qt 3.0.8-0ubuntu18.04.1+esm2 | Nov 7, 2023 |
| vlc-plugin-qt · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) | 3.0.9.2-1ubuntu0.1~esm2 | vlc-plugin-qt 3.0.9.2-1ubuntu0.1~esm2 | Nov 7, 2023 |
| vlc-plugin-qt · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 3.0.16-1ubuntu0.1~esm2 | vlc-plugin-qt 3.0.16-1ubuntu0.1~esm2 | Nov 7, 2023 |
| vlc-plugin-samba · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 3.0.8-0ubuntu18.04.1+esm2 | vlc-plugin-samba 3.0.8-0ubuntu18.04.1+esm2 | Nov 7, 2023 |
| vlc-plugin-samba · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) | 3.0.9.2-1ubuntu0.1~esm2 | vlc-plugin-samba 3.0.9.2-1ubuntu0.1~esm2 | Nov 7, 2023 |
| vlc-plugin-samba · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 3.0.16-1ubuntu0.1~esm2 | vlc-plugin-samba 3.0.16-1ubuntu0.1~esm2 | Nov 7, 2023 |
| vlc-plugin-skins2 · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 3.0.8-0ubuntu18.04.1+esm2 | vlc-plugin-skins2 3.0.8-0ubuntu18.04.1+esm2 | Nov 7, 2023 |
| vlc-plugin-skins2 · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) | 3.0.9.2-1ubuntu0.1~esm2 | vlc-plugin-skins2 3.0.9.2-1ubuntu0.1~esm2 | Nov 7, 2023 |
| vlc-plugin-skins2 · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 3.0.16-1ubuntu0.1~esm2 | vlc-plugin-skins2 3.0.16-1ubuntu0.1~esm2 | Nov 7, 2023 |
| vlc-plugin-svg · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 3.0.8-0ubuntu18.04.1+esm2 | vlc-plugin-svg 3.0.8-0ubuntu18.04.1+esm2 | Nov 7, 2023 |
| vlc-plugin-svg · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) | 3.0.9.2-1ubuntu0.1~esm2 | vlc-plugin-svg 3.0.9.2-1ubuntu0.1~esm2 | Nov 7, 2023 |
| vlc-plugin-svg · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 3.0.16-1ubuntu0.1~esm2 | vlc-plugin-svg 3.0.16-1ubuntu0.1~esm2 | Nov 7, 2023 |
| vlc-plugin-video-output · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 3.0.8-0ubuntu18.04.1+esm2 | vlc-plugin-video-output 3.0.8-0ubuntu18.04.1+esm2 | Nov 7, 2023 |
| vlc-plugin-video-output · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) | 3.0.9.2-1ubuntu0.1~esm2 | vlc-plugin-video-output 3.0.9.2-1ubuntu0.1~esm2 | Nov 7, 2023 |
| vlc-plugin-video-output · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 3.0.16-1ubuntu0.1~esm2 | vlc-plugin-video-output 3.0.16-1ubuntu0.1~esm2 | Nov 7, 2023 |
| vlc-plugin-video-splitter · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 3.0.8-0ubuntu18.04.1+esm2 | vlc-plugin-video-splitter 3.0.8-0ubuntu18.04.1+esm2 | Nov 7, 2023 |
| vlc-plugin-video-splitter · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) | 3.0.9.2-1ubuntu0.1~esm2 | vlc-plugin-video-splitter 3.0.9.2-1ubuntu0.1~esm2 | Nov 7, 2023 |
| vlc-plugin-video-splitter · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 3.0.16-1ubuntu0.1~esm2 | vlc-plugin-video-splitter 3.0.16-1ubuntu0.1~esm2 | Nov 7, 2023 |
| vlc-plugin-visualization · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 3.0.8-0ubuntu18.04.1+esm2 | vlc-plugin-visualization 3.0.8-0ubuntu18.04.1+esm2 | Nov 7, 2023 |
| vlc-plugin-visualization · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) | 3.0.9.2-1ubuntu0.1~esm2 | vlc-plugin-visualization 3.0.9.2-1ubuntu0.1~esm2 | Nov 7, 2023 |
| vlc-plugin-visualization · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 3.0.16-1ubuntu0.1~esm2 | vlc-plugin-visualization 3.0.16-1ubuntu0.1~esm2 | Nov 7, 2023 |
| vlc-plugin-zvbi · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 3.0.8-0ubuntu18.04.1+esm2 | vlc-plugin-zvbi 3.0.8-0ubuntu18.04.1+esm2 | Nov 7, 2023 |
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