CVE-2014-9628

moderate-risk

Published 2020-01-24

The MP4_ReadBox_String function in modules/demux/mp4/libmp4.c in VideoLAN VLC media player before 2.1.6 allows remote attackers to trigger an unintended zero-size malloc and conduct buffer overflow attacks, and consequently execute arbitrary code, via a box size of 7.

Do I need to act?

1.6% chance of exploitation in next 30 days

EPSS score — moderate exploit probability

Not on CISA KEV list

No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA

Patch status unknown

Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance

CVSS 7.8/10 High

LOCAL / LOW complexity

Affected Products (1)

Vlc Media Player

Affected Vendors

Videolan

References (6)

Mailing List http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/20/5

Patch https://github.com/videolan/vlc/commit/2e7c7091a61aa5d07e7997b393d821e91f593c39

Vendor Advisory https://www.videolan.org/security/sa1501.html

Mailing List http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/20/5

Patch https://github.com/videolan/vlc/commit/2e7c7091a61aa5d07e7997b393d821e91f593c39

Vendor Advisory https://www.videolan.org/security/sa1501.html

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moderate-risk

Severity 24/34 · High

Exploitability 4/34 · Minimal

Exposure 5/34 · Minimal