VDB
CVE-2014-9625
CVE-2014-9625
PUBLISHED
CVSS 7.800000190734863 HIGH
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.
EPSS 1.63% · 82.3th percentile
Risk Scores
CVSS 3.1
7.800000190734863
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score
1.63%
82.3th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| videolan | vlc_media_player | 0 |
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
Exploit Intelligence
Timeline
- Jan 24, 2020 CVE Published
- Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Mar 29, 2022 EPSS Score
- May 20, 2022 EPSS Score
- Sep 3, 2022 EPSS Score
- Oct 26, 2022 EPSS Score
- Dec 18, 2022 EPSS Score
- Feb 8, 2023 EPSS Score
- Mar 7, 2023 EPSS Score
- Apr 2, 2023 EPSS Score
- Jul 16, 2023 EPSS Score
- Sep 7, 2023 EPSS Score
References
- https://github.com/videolan/vlc/commit/fbe2837bc80f155c001781041a54c58b5524fc14 url
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/20/5 url
- https://www.videolan.org/security/sa1501.html url
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-9625 advisory
- http://www.videolan.org/developers/vlc-branch/NEWS advisory