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CVE-2009-2484 Details

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in the Win32AddConnection function in modules/access/smb.c in VideoLAN VLC media player 0.9.9, when running on Microsoft Windows, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long smb URI in a playlist file.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
http://git.videolan.org/?p=vlc.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=e60a9038b13b5eb805a76755efc5c6d5e080180f	CVE
http://secunia.com/advisories/35558	CVE	Vendor Advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14800	CVE
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/9029	CVE
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35500	CVE	Exploit
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1714	CVE	PatchVendor Advisory
http://git.videolan.org/?p=vlc.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=e60a9038b13b5eb805a76755efc5c6d5e080180f	[email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/35558	[email protected]	Vendor Advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14800	[email protected]
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/9029	[email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35500	[email protected]	Exploit
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1714	[email protected]	PatchVendor Advisory

see all 12 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-119	Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
videolan vlc media player	0.9.9
CPE cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.9.9:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
microsoft windows	All versions
CPE cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:::::::: Remediation No remediation found in references.

Change History

7 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 16, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Apr 23, 2026	Status Change	[email protected]
Nov 21, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Nov 7, 2023	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Sep 19, 2017	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Jul 16, 2009	Initial Analysis	[email protected]