CVEvulnerability
CVE-2014-9630
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-119
Description
The rtp_packetize_xiph_config function in modules/stream_out/rtpfmt.c in VideoLAN VLC media player before 2.1.6 uses a stack-allocation approach with a size determined by arbitrary input data, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted length value.
Affected configurations
• videolan vlc media player (< 2.1.6)
Related
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer weakness
References
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/20/5 Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/videolan/vlc/commit/204291467724867b79735c0ee3aeb0dbc2200f97 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, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/videolan/vlc/commit/204291467724867b79735c0ee3aeb0dbc2200f97 Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.videolan.org/security/sa1501.html Vendor Advisory