7.8
HIGH
CVE-2014-9626
VLC Media Player Integer Underflow Denial of Service
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.

INFO

Published Date :

Jan. 24, 2020, 10:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 2:21 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2014-9626 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Videolan vlc_media_player
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2014-9626.

URL Resource
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/20/5 Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/videolan/vlc/commit/2e7c7091a61aa5d07e7997b393d821e91f593c39 Patch Third Party Advisory
https://www.videolan.org/security/sa1501.html Vendor Advisory
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/20/5 Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/videolan/vlc/commit/2e7c7091a61aa5d07e7997b393d821e91f593c39 Patch Third Party Advisory
https://www.videolan.org/security/sa1501.html Vendor Advisory

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2014-9626 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/20/5
    Added Reference https://github.com/videolan/vlc/commit/2e7c7091a61aa5d07e7997b393d821e91f593c39
    Added Reference https://www.videolan.org/security/sa1501.html
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jan. 29, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 Metadata Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/20/5 No Types Assigned http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/20/5 Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/videolan/vlc/commit/2e7c7091a61aa5d07e7997b393d821e91f593c39 No Types Assigned https://github.com/videolan/vlc/commit/2e7c7091a61aa5d07e7997b393d821e91f593c39 Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.videolan.org/security/sa1501.html No Types Assigned https://www.videolan.org/security/sa1501.html Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-191
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 2.1.6
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.25 }} -0.00%

score

0.64273

percentile

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