High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Dec 6, 2022· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2022-41325
CVE-2022-41325
Description
An integer overflow in the VNC module in VideoLAN VLC Media Player through 3.0.17.4 allows attackers, by tricking a user into opening a crafted playlist or connecting to a rogue VNC server, to crash VLC or execute code under some conditions.
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Affected products
9(expand)+ 1 more
- (no CPE)
- (no CPE)range: <=3.0.17.4
- osv-coords7 versionspkg:rpm/opensuse/vlc&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.3pkg:rpm/opensuse/vlc&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.4pkg:rpm/opensuse/vlc&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.5pkg:rpm/opensuse/vlc&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweedpkg:rpm/suse/vlc&distro=SUSE%20Package%20Hub%2015%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/vlc&distro=SUSE%20Package%20Hub%2015%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/vlc&distro=SUSE%20Package%20Hub%2015%20SP5
< 3.0.18-bp153.2.6.1+ 6 more
- (no CPE)range: < 3.0.18-bp153.2.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.0.18-bp154.2.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.0.20-bp155.2.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.0.18-4.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.0.18-bp153.2.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.0.18-bp154.2.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.0.20-bp155.2.3.1
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
4- www.synacktiv.com/sites/default/files/2022-11/vlc_vnc_int_overflow-CVE-2022-41325.pdfnvdExploitPatchThird Party Advisory
- twitter.com/0xMitsuruginvdThird Party Advisory
- www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5297nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.videolan.org/security/sb-vlc3018.htmlnvdVendor Advisory
News mentions
1- ABB Ability Camera ConnectCISA ICS Advisories