7.5

CVE-2013-6283: videolan vlc_media_player Improper Input Validation

CVSS: 7.5v2.0HighModified
AliasesDEBIAN-CVE-2013-6283
Published 25-10-2013Last modified 06-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2013-6283 is a high (CVSS 7.5) Improper Input Validation vulnerability in videolan vlc_media_player. EPSS estimates a 9.98% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 95.5% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Overall risk
42/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.5/10
010
High · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
9.98%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits1exploit-database

Timeline

  1. 25-10-2013
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 06-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

VideoLAN VLC Media Player 2.0.8 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long string in a URL in a m3u file.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

9.98%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

96%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 9.98% on 20-09-2026

20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score
9.98%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

1 found
  • exploit-databasedoswindowsVerified

    VideoLAN VLC Media Player 2.0.8 - '.m3u' Local Crash (PoC)

    Maturity: poc

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Debian1 product
  • vlc< 2.1.0-2
Videolan1 product
  • vlc_media_player≤ 2.0.8 | 1.0.0 | 1.0.1 | 1.0.2 | 1.0.3 | 1.0.4 | 1.0.5 | 1.0.6 | 1.1.0 | 1.1.1 | 1.1.2 | 1.1.3 | 1.1.4 | 1.1.4.1 | 1.1.5 | 1.1.6 | 1.1.6.1 | 1.1.7 | 1.1.8 | 1.1.9 | 1.1.10 | 1.1.10.1 | 1.1.11 | 1.1.12 | 1.1.13 | 2.0.0 | 2.0.1 | 2.0.2 | 2.0.3 | 2.0.4 | 2.0.5 | 2.0.6 | 2.0.7

2 vendors · 2 products

References

4 links