CVE-2016-5108

NameCVE-2016-5108
DescriptionBuffer overflow in the DecodeAdpcmImaQT function in modules/codec/adpcm.c in VideoLAN VLC media player before 2.2.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted QuickTime IMA file.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)
ReferencesDSA-3598-1
Debian Bugs825728

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
vlc (PTS)buster3.0.17.4-0+deb10u1fixed
buster (security)3.0.20-0+deb10u1fixed
bullseye (security), bullseye3.0.20-0+deb11u1fixed
bookworm, bookworm (security)3.0.20-0+deb12u1fixed
trixie3.0.20-1fixed
sid3.0.20-3fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
vlcsourcewheezy(unfixed)end-of-life
vlcsourcejessie2.2.4-1~deb8u1DSA-3598-1
vlcsource(unstable)2.2.3-2825728

Notes

[wheezy] - vlc <end-of-life> (Unsupported in wheezy-lts)
Details: https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/27/3
https://git.videolan.org/?p=vlc.git;a=commit;h=458ed62bbeb9d1bddf7b8df104e14936408a3db9

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