4.3

CVE-2014-1684: videolan vlc_media_player Numeric Errors

CVSS: 4.3v2.0MediumModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2014-1684DEBIAN-CVE-2014-1684
Published 03-03-2014Last modified 06-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2014-1684 is a medium (CVSS 4.3) Numeric Errors vulnerability in videolan vlc_media_player. EPSS estimates a 5.19% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 92.4% of scored vulnerabilities. 3 public exploits are recorded.

Overall risk
28/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
4.3/10
010
Medium · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
5.19%
0%100%
Low · -0.02 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits3reference, exploit-database

Timeline

  1. 03-03-2014
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 06-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

The ASF_ReadObject_file_properties function in modules/demux/asf/libasf.c in the ASF Demuxer in VideoLAN VLC Media Player before 2.1.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (divide-by-zero error and crash) via a zero minimum and maximum data packet size in an ASF file.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

5.19%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

92%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

-0.02 pp

From 5.21% on 21-09-2026

21-09-202621-10-2026
EPSS score
5.19%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

3 found
  • referenceUnverified

    Exploit Reference (trac.videolan.org)

    Maturity: unknown

  • referenceUnverified

    Exploit Reference (elsherei.com)

    Maturity: unknown

  • exploit-databasedosmultipleUnverified

    VideoLAN VLC Media Player 2.1.2 - '.asf' Crash (PoC)

    Maturity: poc

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Debian1 product
  • vlc< 2.1.4-1
Ubuntu1 product
  • vlc< 2.1.4-0ubuntu14.04.1
Videolan1 product
  • vlc_media_player≤ 2.1.2 | 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 | 2.0.8 | 2.0.9 | 2.1.0 | 2.1.1

3 vendors · 3 products

References

7 links