SB2020042936 - Integer overflow in vlc (Alpine package) 



SB2020042936 - Integer overflow in vlc (Alpine package)

Published: April 29, 2020

Security Bulletin ID SB2020042936
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

Medium 100%
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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Integer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2020-6073)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to integer overflow in the TXT record-parsing functionality when parsing the RDATA section in a TXT record in mDNS messages. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted mDNS message, trigger integer overflow and cause a denial of service condition on the target system.



Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.