High severity8.0NVD Advisory· Published Sep 25, 2024· Updated Apr 15, 2026
CVE-2024-46461
CVE-2024-46461
Description
VLC media player 3.0.20 and earlier is vulnerable to denial of service through an integer overflow which could be triggered with a maliciously crafted mms stream (heap based overflow). If successful, a malicious third party could trigger either a crash of VLC or an arbitrary code execution with the target user's privileges.
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Affected products
2<=3.0.20+ 1 more
- (no CPE)range: <=3.0.20
- (no CPE)range: <=3.0.20
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
1News mentions
1- ABB Ability Camera ConnectCISA ICS Advisories