PT-2015-3380 · Videolan+1 · Vlc Media Player+1

Fabian Yamaguchi · Published 2015-01-20 · Updated 2020-01-29 · CVE-2014-9629

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

10

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions VLC media player versions prior to 2.1.6 VLC media player versions 2.2.x prior to 2.2.1

Description The issue is related to an integer overflow in the Encode function, specifically in the Schroedinger codec, which can lead to a buffer overflow. This allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service via a crafted file. The vulnerability is due to improper bounds checking in the Schroedinger- and Dirac- encoders.

Recommendations For versions prior to 2.1.6, update to version 2.1.6 or later. For versions 2.2.x prior to 2.2.1, update to version 2.2.1 or later. As a temporary workaround, consider disabling the Schroedinger and Dirac encoders until a patch is available.

Fix

RCE

DoS

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-120

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

ALT-PU-2015-1379

BDU:2019-03983

CVE-2014-9629

DSA-3150-1

MGASA-2015-0053

Affected Products

Alt Linux

Vlc Media Player

References · 36

• https://github.com/videolan/vlc/commit/9bb0353a5c63a7f8c6fc853faa3df4b4df1f5eb5 · Patch
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2019-03984 · Security Note
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-9629 · Vendor Advisory
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2014-9629 · Security Note
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2014-9627 · Security Note
• https://errata.altlinux.org/ALT-PU-2015-1379 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2019-03983 · Security Note
• https://debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3150.ru.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2014-9629 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2019-03980 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2014-9629 · Vendor Advisory
• https://videolan.org/security/sa1501.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://wiki.astralinux.ru/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=44892734 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-9629 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/MGASA-2015-0053 · Vendor Advisory