CVEvulnerability
CVE-2014-9625
7.8 HIGH
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- Status
- Modified
- Published
- 2020-01-24
- Last modified
- 2026-06-17
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
- 7.8 HIGH — CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
- 6.8 MEDIUM — AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- Weaknesses
- CWE-120
Description
The GetUpdateFile function in misc/update.c in the Updater in VideoLAN VLC media player before 2.1.6 performs an incorrect cast operation from a 64-bit integer to a 32-bit integer, which allows remote attackers to conduct buffer overflow attacks and execute arbitrary code via a crafted update status file, aka an "integer truncation" vulnerability.
Affected configurations
• videolan vlc media player (< 2.1.6)
Related
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-120 Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input weakness
References
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/20/5 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/videolan/vlc/commit/fbe2837bc80f155c001781041a54c58b5524fc14 Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.videolan.org/security/sa1501.html Vendor Advisory
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/20/5 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/videolan/vlc/commit/fbe2837bc80f155c001781041a54c58b5524fc14 Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.videolan.org/security/sa1501.html Vendor Advisory