CVE-2014-9628

Published: Jan 24, 2020Modified: Nov 21, 2024

7.8

Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitability: 1.8 / Impact: 5.9

Source: NVD

Description

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.

Affected (1)

Products: Videolan: Vlc Media Player

1 product

Vlc Media Player

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Videolan Vlc Media Player	Before 2.1.6

Related CWEs

Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')

The product copies an input buffer to an output buffer without verifying that the size of the input buffer is less than the size of the output buffer, leading to a buffer overflow.

References (6)

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

Source: cve@mitre.org

Mailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory

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

Source: cve@mitre.org

PatchThird Party Advisory

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

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

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

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Mailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory

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

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

PatchThird Party Advisory

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

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Vendor Advisory

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