CVE-2014-9628
7.8
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 1.6%
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.
How to fix CVE-2014-9628
To remediate CVE-2014-9628, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/vlc—upgrade to 2.2.0~rc2-2 or later
Is CVE-2014-9628 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 1.6%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 2.2.0~rc2-2
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |