CVE-2014-9628

Published Jan 24, 2020 CVSS 3.1 · 7.8 High EPSS 2.2% KEV · Not listed
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.

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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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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 6, 2024, 1:47 PM
Reserved
Jan 20, 2015, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Jan 24, 2020, 10:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 12:18 AM