CVE-2016-3941

MediumCVSS 5.5/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

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."

Metrics

CVSS 3.0 5.5/10CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Weakness enumeration

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Apr 18, 2016
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2016-3941: Medium severity, CVSS 5.5 | Vulnix