PT-2013-3442 · Videolan · Vlc Media Player

Published 2013-07-10 · Updated 2017-09-19 · CVE-2013-1868

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

9.3

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions VideoLAN VLC media player versions 2.0.4 and earlier

Description The issue is related to multiple buffer overflows in the VideoLAN VLC media player, which can be exploited by remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and potentially execute arbitrary code. The buffer overflows are related to the freetype renderer and the HTML subtitle parser.

Recommendations For versions 2.0.4 and earlier, update to a version later than 2.0.4 to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider disabling the freetype renderer and HTML subtitle parser until a patch is available. Restrict access to these components to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Exploit

Fix

DoS

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

CVE-2013-1868

DSA-2973-1

Affected Products

Vlc Media Player

References · 12

• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/23201 · Exploit
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2013-1868 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-1868 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2013-1868 · Vendor Advisory
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-1868 · Vendor Advisory
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A17226 · Note
• http://secunia.com/advisories/59793 · Note
• http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=136367945627336&w=2 · Note
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2013-1868 · Note
• http://videolan.org/security/sa1301.html · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/57079 · Note
• https://videolan.org/security/sa1301.html · Note