CVE-2023-47359: videolan vlc_media_player Out-of-bounds Write
CVSS: 9.8v3.1CriticalModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2023-47359DEBIAN-CVE-2023-47359
Published 07-11-2023Last modified 28-05-2026
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2023-47359 is a critical (CVSS 9.8) Out-of-bounds Write vulnerability in videolan vlc_media_player. EPSS estimates a 1.10% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 65.2% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.
CVSS score
9.8/10
010
Critical · v3.1 (NVD)EPSS score
1.10%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 daysKEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits1reference
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 4 · Related 1Timeline
- 07-11-2023PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 28-05-2026Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
Videolan VLC prior to version 3.0.20 contains an incorrect offset read that leads to a Heap-Based Buffer Overflow in function GetPacket() and results in a memory corruption.
CVSS metrics
3 scores · 3 sources · 1 versionCritical 9.8Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HSourcesAll 3 agree
- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated9.8CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated9.8CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS trend
Probability
1.10%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
65%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 1.10% on 20-09-2026
20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score1.10%
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
1 foundExploit Reference (0xariana.github.io)
Maturity: unknown
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Debian1 product
- vlc< 3.0.20-0+deb12u1 | < 3.0.20-1
Ubuntu1 product
- vlc< 2.2.2-5ubuntu0.16.04.5+esm3 | < 3.0.8-0ubuntu18.04.1+esm2 | < 3.0.9.2-1ubuntu0.1~esm2 | < 3.0.16-1ubuntu0.1~esm2
Videolan1 product
- vlc_media_player< 3.0.20
3 vendors · 3 products
