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
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
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.