CVE-2014-9627: videolan vlc_media_player Incorrect Type Conversion or Cast
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2014-9627 is a high (CVSS 7.8) Incorrect Type Conversion or Cast vulnerability in videolan vlc_media_player. EPSS estimates a 1.12% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 66.3% of scored vulnerabilities.
Not severe (CVSS 7.8, local access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources
Source freshness unavailable
How is this decided?Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 2Timeline
- 24-01-2020PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 06-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
The MP4_ReadBox_String function in modules/demux/mp4/libmp4.c in VideoLAN VLC media player before 2.1.6 performs an incorrect cast operation from a 64-bit integer to a 32-bit integer, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via a large box size.
CVSS metrics
4 scores · 3 sources · 2 versions- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated7.8HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated7.8HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS trend
Probability
1.12%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
66%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
No change 0.00 pp
From 1.12% on 04-10-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEVNot in the CISA KEV catalog.
ENISA CNWNot in the ENISA CNW catalog.
CIRCLNot in the CIRCL catalog.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Known conditions: local access, no authentication, user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.
Debian1 product
- vlc< 2.2.0~rc2-2
Ubuntu1 product
- vlc< 2.1.6-0ubuntu14.04.1
Videolan1 product
- vlc_media_player< 2.1.6
3 vendors · 3 products
References
6 links- github.com/videolan/vlc/commit/2e7c7091a61aa5d07e7997b393d821e91f593c39X Refsource MISCPatchThird Party Advisory
