Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.834633
Category:	Denial of Service
Title:	VLC Media Player DoS Vulnerability (Oct24) - Mac OS X
Summary:	VLC Media Player is prone to a denial of service (DoS); vulnerability.
Description:	Summary: VLC Media Player is prone to a denial of service (DoS) vulnerability. Vulnerability Insight: The flaw exists due to a heap based overflow in VLC Media Player. Vulnerability Impact: Successful exploitation allows an attacker to trigger either a crash of VLC or an arbitrary code execution with the privileges of the target user. Affected Software/OS: VLC Media Player prior to version 3.0.21 on Mac OS X. Solution: Update to version 3.0.21 or later. CVSS Score: 9.0 CVSS Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2024-46461
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