CVE-2023-47360
highpriority · track · 30EPSS 0.009 · 60 %ileCHDEEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
Videolan VLC prior to version 3.0.20 contains an Integer underflow that leads to an incorrect packet length.
remediations
Vendor fix, mitigation, or workaround guidance, as published by each source.
A vendor fix is available.
- FixedAbility Camera Connectabb_psirt
The problem is corrected in the following product versions: ABB Ability Camera Connect 1.5.0.15 The 3rd party component has already been updated. The easiest path to mitigate the problem is an update of just VLC Media Player by the customer. ABB recommends that customers apply the update at earliest convenience. It is also possible to update to the latest Version of Camera Connect.
- FixedAbility Camera Connectcisa_csaf_ot
The problem is corrected in the following product versions: ABB Ability Camera Connect 1.5.0.15 The 3rd party component has already been updated. The easiest path to mitigate the problem is an update of just VLC Media Player by the customer. ABB recommends that customers apply the update at earliest convenience. It is also possible to update to the latest Version of Camera Connect.
- MitigationAbility Camera Connectabb_psirt
• Air-gapped environments only: Camera Connect is deployed in completely isolated environments lacking any network connectivity or internet access. • No exposure to MMS streams: The vulnerability depends on processing crafted MMS streams, which cannot originate from external or internal network sources when the system is air-gapped. • Elimination of remote attack surface: Without any method for an attacker to deliver malicious media inputs, the vulnerability cannot be triggered remotely. • Strong reduction in exploitation risk: The combined absence of external media ingestion and unavailable network paths effectively neutralizes the integer underflow exploit, significantly reducing the likelihood of both denial-of-service and memory corruption scenarios.
- MitigationAbility Camera Connectcisa_csaf_ot
• Air-gapped environments only: Camera Connect is deployed in completely isolated environments lacking any network connectivity or internet access. • No exposure to MMS streams: The vulnerability depends on processing crafted MMS streams, which cannot originate from external or internal network sources when the system is air-gapped. • Elimination of remote attack surface: Without any method for an attacker to deliver malicious media inputs, the vulnerability cannot be triggered remotely. • Strong reduction in exploitation risk: The combined absence of external media ingestion and unavailable network paths effectively neutralizes the integer underflow exploit, significantly reducing the likelihood of both denial-of-service and memory corruption scenarios.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6.9–7.5
ssvc
A stakeholder decision — act, attend, or track — from exploitation and impact.
weaknesses
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affected products (16)
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advisories (3)
Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.
- 4HZM000603ABB Ability Camera Connect Vulnerabilities in outdated 3rd party component (VLC)2025-11-27csaf · abb_psirtCH
ABB is aware of public reports of vulnerabilities in a 3rd party component VLC media player Version 2.2.4 which was delivered together with the installation package of Camera Connect Version 1.5.0.14 and below. An update is available that resolves a privately reported outdated 3rd party component with vulnerabilities in the product versions listed as affected in this advisory. An attacker who successfully exploited any of these vulnerabilities in the 3rd party component could potentially compromise the system in different ways.
- WID-SEC-W-2023-2857VLC: Mehrere Schwachstellen ermöglichen nicht spezifizierten AngriffDeutsch2023-11-07csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter, anonymer Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in VLC ausnutzen, um einen nicht näher spezifizierten Angriff durchzuführen.
- ICSA-26-146-05ABB Ability Camera Connect2025-11-27icsa · cisa_csaf_otUS
ABB is aware of public reports of vulnerabilities in a 3rd party component VLC media player Version 2.2.4 which was delivered together with the installation package of Camera Connect Version 1.5.0.14 and below. An update is available that resolves a privately reported outdated 3rd party component with vulnerabilities in the product versions listed as affected in this advisory. An attacker who successfully exploited any of these vulnerabilities in the 3rd party component could potentially compromise the system in different ways.
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sources
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references (8)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://cxsecurity.com/cveshow/CVE-2023-47360/cnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-47360cnnvd
- https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/VideoLAN-VLC-buffer-overflow-via-MMS-Packet-Length-42800cnnvd
- https://www.auscert.org.au/bulletins/ESB-2023.7244cnnvd
- https://0xariana.github.io/blog/real_bugs/vlc/mmsenisa_euvd
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/11/msg00034.htmlenisa_euvd
- https://0xariana.github.io/blog/real_bugs/vlc/mmsExploitThird Party Advisorynvd
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/11/msg00034.htmlnvd
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