Vulnerabilities / CVE-2016-5108

critical

CVE-2016-5108

Buffer overflow in the DecodeAdpcmImaQT function in modules/codec/adpc ...

Published Modified CWE 119
In the Trivy database since at least 24 Oct 2026, 07:11 UTCWhen it arrived before that build is not recorded.

Severity by source

NVD9.8CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Trivy's own label is CRITICAL. Rated critical by NVD. Rated lower by Ubuntu (medium).

Description

Buffer 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.

Affected packages and fixed versions

SourcePackageFixed in
debian 11vlc2.2.3-2
debian 12vlc2.2.3-2
debian 13vlc2.2.3-2
debian 14vlc2.2.3-2
debian 7vlcno fix listed
debian 8vlc2.2.4-1~deb8u1
echovlc2.2.3-2
ubuntu 14.04vlc2.1.6-0ubuntu14.04.3
ubuntu 14.04-ESMvlc2.1.6-0ubuntu14.04.3
ubuntu 16.04vlc2.2.2-5ubuntu0.16.04.3
ubuntu 16.04-ESMvlc2.2.2-5ubuntu0.16.04.3

References

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