CVE-2014-9626

7.8 · HIGH

Published Jan 24, 2020 videolan CWE-191 EPSS 1.49% (72th pctl) CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Overview

CVE-2014-9626 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting videolan vlc_media_player. It was published on January 24, 2020 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.8 (HIGH).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.8, rated HIGH. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical Description

Integer underflow in the MP4_ReadBox_String function in modules/demux/mp4/libmp4.c in VideoLAN VLC media player before 2.1.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via a box size less than 7.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from videolan. Update vlc_media_player to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions	Status
videolan	vlc_media_player	>= 0, < 2.1.6	Affected

References

Ref openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/20/5 GitHub github.com/videolan/vlc/commit/2e7c7091a61aa5d07e7997b393d821e91f593c39 Ref www.videolan.org/security/sa1501.html Ref openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/20/5 GitHub github.com/videolan/vlc/commit/2e7c7091a61aa5d07e7997b393d821e91f593c39 Ref www.videolan.org/security/sa1501.html

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2014-9626?

CVE-2014-9626 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting videolan vlc_media_player. It was published on January 24, 2020 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.8 (HIGH).

How severe is CVE-2014-9626?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.8, rated HIGH. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2014-9626?

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