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CVE-2014-9628 Details

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.

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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:7.8 HIGHVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/20/5 CVEMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/videolan/vlc/commit/2e7c7091a61aa5d07e7997b393d821e91f593c39 CVEPatchThird Party Advisory
https://www.videolan.org/security/sa1501.html CVEVendor Advisory
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/20/5 [email protected]Mailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/videolan/vlc/commit/2e7c7091a61aa5d07e7997b393d821e91f593c39 [email protected]PatchThird Party Advisory

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-120Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
videolan vlc media player
< 2.1.6

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

4 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2014-9628
NVD Published Date:
Jan 24, 2020
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2014-9628 Details - Not Deferred