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.
Published: 2020-01-24
Score: 7.8 High
EPSS: 1.6% Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-3150-1 vlc security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2014-9440 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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Videolan Vlc Media Player
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T13:47:41.918Z

Reserved: 2015-01-20T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2014-9628

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2020-01-24T22:15:12.520

Modified: 2024-11-21T02:21:17.063

Link: CVE-2014-9628

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