Your submission was sent successfully! Close

You have successfully unsubscribed! Close

Thank you for signing up for our newsletter!
In these regular emails you will find the latest updates about Ubuntu and upcoming events where you can meet our team.Close

CVE-2018-11529

Published: 11 July 2018

VideoLAN VLC media player 2.2.x is prone to a use after free vulnerability which an attacker can leverage to execute arbitrary code via crafted MKV files. Failed exploit attempts will likely result in denial of service conditions.

From the Ubuntu Security Team

It was discovered that VLC mishandled certain crafted MKV files. An attacker could use this vulnerability to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code.

Priority

Medium

Cvss 3 Severity Score

8.0

Score breakdown

Status

Package Release Status
vlc
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
hirsute Not vulnerable
(3.0.3-1-1ubuntu1)
artful Ignored
(end of life)
bionic Not vulnerable
(3.0.3-1-1ubuntu1)
cosmic Not vulnerable
(3.0.3-1-1ubuntu1)
disco Not vulnerable
(3.0.3-1-1ubuntu1)
eoan Not vulnerable
(3.0.3-1-1ubuntu1)
focal Not vulnerable
(3.0.3-1-1ubuntu1)
groovy Not vulnerable
(3.0.3-1-1ubuntu1)
impish Not vulnerable
(3.0.3-1-1ubuntu1)
jammy Not vulnerable
(3.0.3-1-1ubuntu1)
trusty
Released (2.1.6-0ubuntu14.04.5+esm1)
Available with Ubuntu Pro or Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only)
upstream
Released (3.0.3-1-1)
xenial
Released (2.2.2-5ubuntu0.16.04.5+esm1)
Available with Ubuntu Pro

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 8.0
Attack vector Adjacent
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity impact High
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H