ELA-1016-1 vlc security update

vulnerabilities in the MMSH module

2023-11-30
Packagevlc
Version3.0.20-0+deb9u1 (stretch)
Related CVEs CVE-2023-47359 CVE-2023-47360


Two vulnerabilities in the MMS over HTTP protocol have been fixed in the VLC media player, which has also been upgraded to the latest upstream version.

CVE-2023-47359

Heap buffer overflow in the MMSH module.

CVE-2023-47360

Integer underflow in the MMSH module.


For Debian 9 stretch, these problems have been fixed in version 3.0.20-0+deb9u1.

We recommend that you upgrade your vlc packages.

Further information about Extended LTS security advisories can be found in the dedicated section of our website.