TI-2016-03348 Aliases CVE-2016-3941 GHSA-27v5-v9w4-6pr5

Buffer overflow in the AStreamPeekStream function in input/stream.c in VideoLAN VLC media…

LOW 27CWE-119Published 2016-04-18 · Updated 2024-08-06

Key facts

Attack vector: Local
Privileges required: None
User interaction: Required
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: None · None · High
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-119 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

Buffer overflow in the AStreamPeekStream function in input/stream.c in VideoLAN VLC media player before 2.2.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted wav file, related to "seek across EOF."

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01277 70th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
—	—	all versions	—	No fix listed	CNA

— Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player::::::::	up to 2.1.6	Vulnerable	VideoLAN
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04::::lts:::	14.04	Vulnerable	Canonical

cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 2.1.6 Vulnerable ·VideoLAN
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* Versions 14.04 Vulnerable ·Canonical

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2016-3941
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-27v5-v9w4-6pr5

References

Exploit 1

[vlc-commits] 20150131 stream: handle seek across EOF correctly (hopefully)

Advisory 2

Sources

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