CVE-2013-6934: live555 streaming_media Numeric Errors
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2013-6934 is a high (CVSS 7.5) Numeric Errors vulnerability in live555 streaming_media. EPSS estimates a 28.17% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 98.1% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.
Timeline
- 23-01-2014PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 06-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
The parseRTSPRequestString function in Live Networks Live555 Streaming Media 2013.11.26, as used in VideoLAN VLC Media Player, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a space character at the beginning of an RTSP message, which triggers an integer underflow, infinite loop, and buffer overflow. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2013-6933.
CVSS metrics
1 score · 1 source · 1 versionEPSS trend
Probability
28.17%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
98%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 28.17% on 20-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
1 foundExploit Reference (isecpartners.github.io)
Maturity: unknown
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Live5551 product
- streaming_media2013-11-26
Videolan1 product
- vlc_media_player< 2.1.0
2 vendors · 2 products
References
3 links- isecpartners.github.io/fuzzing/vulnerabilities/2013/12/30/vlc-vulnerability.htmlX Refsource MISCExploitThird Party Advisory