CVE-2013-6933

Published Jan 23, 2014 CVSS 2.0 · 7.5 High EPSS 17.4% KEV · Not listed
Description
The parseRTSPRequestString function in Live Networks Live555 Streaming Media 2011.08.13 through 2013.11.25, as used in VideoLAN VLC Media Player, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a (1) space or (2) tab character at the beginning of an RTSP message, which triggers an integer underflow, infinite loop, and buffer overflow.

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-3156-1 liblivemedia security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2013-6734 The parseRTSPRequestString function in Live Networks Live555 Streaming Media 2011.08.13 through 2013.11.25, as used in VideoLAN VLC Media Player, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a (1) space or (2) tab character at the beginning of an RTSP message, which triggers an integer underflow, infinite loop, and buffer overflow.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 6, 2024, 5:53 PM
Reserved
Dec 3, 2013, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Jan 23, 2014, 9:55 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 12:01 AM