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Known Affected Software Configurations Switch to CPE 2.2

Change History

http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/20/5

https://github.com/videolan/vlc/commit/2e7c7091a61aa5d07e7997b393d821e91f593c39

https://www.videolan.org/security/sa1501.html

NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

NIST (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)

NIST CWE-191

OR
     *cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 2.1.6

http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/20/5 No Types Assigned

http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/20/5 Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory

https://github.com/videolan/vlc/commit/2e7c7091a61aa5d07e7997b393d821e91f593c39 No Types Assigned

https://github.com/videolan/vlc/commit/2e7c7091a61aa5d07e7997b393d821e91f593c39 Patch, Third Party Advisory

https://www.videolan.org/security/sa1501.html No Types Assigned

https://www.videolan.org/security/sa1501.html Vendor Advisory

Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism