CVE-2016-3941

Buffer overflow in the AStreamPeekStream function in input/stream.c in VideoLAN VLC media player...

5.5 MediumFix available

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."

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Local
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: Required

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: None
Integrity: None
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

1.28%Up 0.1 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 5.5

Record: CVE-2016-3941
CVSS 3.0: 5.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS 2.0: 4.3 MediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Weakness: CWE-119
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2016-3941
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2016-4954 No score

Record: EUVD-2016-4954
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-27v5-v9w4-6pr5 5.5

Buffer overflow in the AStreamPeekStream function in input/stream.c in VideoLAN VLC media player...

Record: GHSA-27v5-v9w4-6pr5
CVSS 3.0: 5.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness: CWE-119
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV 5.5

Record: CVE-2016-3941
CVSS 3.0: 5.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2016-3941 5.5

Record: DEBIAN-CVE-2016-3941
CVSS 3.0: 5.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2016-3941 5.5

Record: UBUNTU-CVE-2016-3941
CVSS 3.0: 5.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`vlc` Debian:12	before 2.2.0-1	2.2.0-1
`vlc` Debian:13	before 2.2.0-1	2.2.0-1
`vlc` Debian:14	before 2.2.0-1	2.2.0-1
`vlc` Ubuntu:14.04:LTS	before 2.1.6-0ubuntu14.04.2, plus listed versions 2.0.8-12.1.1-12.1.2-12.1.2-22.1.2-2build12.1.2-2build22.1.4-0ubuntu14.04.12.1.6-0ubuntu14.04.1	2.1.6-0ubuntu14.04.2

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2016-3941 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) in Videolan Vlc Media Player, published April 18, 2016. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.28%, the 70th percentile. Fixed in vlc 2.2.0-1.