CVE-2013-6933: live555 streaming_media
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2013-6933 is a high (CVSS 7.5) vulnerability in live555 streaming_media. EPSS estimates a 17.41% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 97.1% of scored vulnerabilities.
Timeline
- 23-01-2014PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 06-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
The parseRTSPRequestString function in Live Networks Live555 Streaming Media 2011.08.13 through 2013.11.25, as used in VideoLAN VLC Media Player, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a (1) space or (2) tab character at the beginning of an RTSP message, which triggers an integer underflow, infinite loop, and buffer overflow.
CVSS metrics
1 score · 1 source · 1 versionEPSS trend
Probability
17.41%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
97%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 17.41% on 19-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root cause- CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory BufferThe product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.
- CWE-189Numeric ErrorsWeaknesses in this category are related to improper calculation or conversion of numbers.
Affected systems
Debian3 products
- liblivemedia< 2014.01.13-1 | < 2012.05.17-1+wheezy1
- mplayer< 2:1.1.1+svn37434-1 | < 2:1.0~rc4.dfsg1+svn34540-1+deb7u1
- vlc< 2.1.4-1 | < 2.0.3-5+deb7u2
Live5551 product
- streaming_media2011-08-13 | 2011-08-20 | 2011-08-22 | 2011-09-02 | 2011-09-19 | 2011-10-05 | 2011-10-09 | 2011-10-18 | 2011-10-27 | 2011-11-02 | 2011-11-08 | 2011-11-20 | 2011-11-27 | 2011-11-28 | 2011-11-29 | 2011-12-02 | 2011-12-19 | 2011-12-20 | 2011-12-23 | 2012-01-07 | 2012-01-13 | 2012-01-25 | 2012-01-26 | 2012-02-03 | 2012-02-04 | 2012-02-29 | 2012-03-20 | 2012-03-22 | 2012-04-04 | 2012-04-18 | 2012-04-21 | 2012-04-26 | 2012-04-27 | 2012-05-03 | 2012-05-11 | 2012-05-17 | 2012-06-12 | 2012-06-17 | 2012-06-23 | 2012-06-26 | 2012-07-03 | 2012-07-06 | 2012-07-14 | 2012-07-18 | 2012-07-24 | 2012-07-26 | 2012-08-08 | 2012-08-12 | 2012-08-17 | 2012-08-20 | 2012-08-28 | 2012-08-29 | 2012-08-30 | 2012-08-31 | 2012-09-06 | 2012-09-07 | 2012-09-11 | 2012-09-12 | 2012-09-13 | 2012-09-27 | 2012-10-01 | 2012-10-04 | 2012-10-11 | 2012-10-12 | 2012-10-16 | 2012-10-17 | 2012-10-18 | 2012-10-21 | 2012-10-22 | 2012-10-24 | 2012-11-05 | 2012-11-08 | 2012-11-16 | 2012-11-17 | 2012-11-22 | 2012-11-28 | 2012-11-29 | 2012-11-30 | 2012-12-15 | 2012-12-18 | 2012-12-21 | 2012-12-22 | 2012-12-23 | 2012-12-24 | 2013-01-03 | 2013-01-04 | 2013-01-05 | 2013-01-15 | 2013-01-18 | 2013-01-19 | 2013-01-21 | 2013-01-22 | 2013-01-23 | 2013-01-25 | 2013-02-05 | 2013-02-11 | 2013-02-27 | 2013-03-07 | 2013-03-23 | 2013-03-31 | 2013-04-01 | 2013-04-04 | 2013-04-05 | 2013-04-06 | 2013-04-08 | 2013-04-16 | 2013-04-21 | 2013-04-22 | 2013-04-23 | 2013-04-29 | 2013-04-30 | 2013-05-30 | 2013-06-06 | 2013-06-14 | 2013-06-18 | 2013-06-30 | 2013-07-03 | 2013-07-16 | 2013-07-30 | 2013-07-31 | 2013-08-05 | 2013-08-15 | 2013-08-16 | 2013-08-28 | 2013-08-31 | 2013-09-07 | 2013-09-08 | 2013-09-11 | 2013-09-18 | 2013-09-27 | 2013-09-30 | 2013-10-01 | 2013-10-02 | 2013-10-03 | 2013-10-07 | 2013-10-08 | 2013-10-09 | 2013-10-11 | 2013-10-16 | 2013-10-18 | 2013-10-22 | 2013-10-24 | 2013-10-25 | 2013-11-06 | 2013-11-10 | 2013-11-14 | 2013-11-15 | 2013-11-25
Ubuntu1 product
- liblivemedia< 2014.01.13-1 | < 2016.02.09-1 | < 2018.02.18-1
3 vendors · 5 products
References
5 links- isecpartners.github.io/fuzzing/vulnerabilities/2013/12/30/vlc-vulnerability.htmlX Refsource MISCREPORT