Medium severity5.5NVD Advisory· Published Apr 18, 2016· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2016-3941

Description

Buffer overflow in the AStreamPeekStream function in input/stream.c in VideoLAN VLC media player before 2.2.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted wav file, related to "seek across EOF."

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Affected products

VideoLAN/VLC media player2 versions
cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=2.1.6
- (no CPE)range: <2.2.0
Canonical/Ubuntu Linux
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

mailman.videolan.org/pipermail/vlc-commits/2015-January/028938.htmlnvdExploit
bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/vlc/+bug/1533633nvdVendor Advisory
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00045.htmlnvd
www.securitytracker.com/id/1035456nvd

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