CVE catalog
CVE-2023-47359
vlc: CVE-2023-47359
- Severity
- Critical · CVSS 9.8
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Published
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 1.10% · Oct 25, 2026
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.
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | vlc | sid | 3.0.24-4 | fixed |
| Debian | vlc | forky | 3.0.24-4 | fixed |
| Debian | vlc | trixie | 3.0.23-0+deb13u1 | fixed |
| Debian | vlc | trixie-security | 3.0.24-0+deb13u1 | fixed |
| Debian | vlc | bookworm | 3.0.23-0+deb12u1 | fixed |
| Debian | vlc | bookworm-security | 3.0.23-0+deb12u1 | fixed |
| Ubuntu | vlc | pro | 3.0.16-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | vlc | pro | 3.0.16-1build1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | vlc | pro | 3.0.16-1build2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | vlc | pro | 3.0.16-1build3 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | vlc | pro | 3.0.16-1build4 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | vlc | pro | 3.0.16-1build5 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | vlc | pro | 3.0.16-1build7 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | vlc | pro | 3.0.16-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | vlc | pro | 3.0.16-1ubuntu0.1~esm2 | fixed |
| Ubuntu | vlc | pro | 3.0.16-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | vlc | pro | 3.0.16-1build1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | vlc | pro | 3.0.16-1build2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | vlc | pro | 3.0.16-1build3 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | vlc | pro | 3.0.16-1build4 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | vlc | pro | 3.0.16-1build5 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | vlc | pro | 3.0.16-1build7 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | vlc | pro | 3.0.16-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | vlc | pro | 3.0.16-1ubuntu0.1~esm2 | fixed |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | vlc | source | sid | 3.0.20-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | vlc | source | forky | 3.0.20-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | vlc | source | trixie | 3.0.20-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | vlc | source | bookworm | 3.0.20-0+deb12u1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Ubuntu | vlc | deb | pro | 3.0.16-1ubuntu0.1~esm2 | Not reported | USN-6783-1 | Not reported |
| Ubuntu | vlc | deb | pro | 3.0.16-1ubuntu0.1~esm2 | Not reported | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-47359 | Not reported |
OpenFactory catalog packages
Matching against OpenFactory catalog package versions is in progress.
References
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2023-47359]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DLA-3679-1]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DSA-5545-1]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2023-47359]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/USN-6783-1]
- [https://psirt.abb.com/csaf/2025/4hzm000603.json]
- [https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2023-47359]
- [https://wid.cert-bund.de/.well-known/csaf/white/2023/wid-sec-w-2023-2857.json]
[CERT-Bund public advisories] · [CISA cybersecurity advisories] · [Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database]