CVE-2014-9629

Description

Integer overflow in the Encode function in modules/codec/schroedinger.c in VideoLAN VLC media player before 2.1.6 and 2.2.x before 2.2.1 allows remote attackers to conduct buffer overflow attacks and execute arbitrary code via a crafted length value.

CVSS Metrics

• v3.1•HIGH•Score: 7.8CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
• v2.0•MEDIUM•Score: 6.8AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

EPSS Trends

Current EPSS score: 1.50%• Percentile: 81%

Techniques & Countermeasures

• CWE-120•Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')

  The product copies an input buffer to an output buffer without verifying that the size of the input buffer is less than the size of the output buffer.

Affected Systems

• videolan•vlc_media_player

  < 2.1.6 | ≥ 2.2.0, < 2.2.1

References (3)

• http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/20/5
• https://github.com/videolan/vlc/commit/9bb0353a5c63a7f8c6fc853faa3df4b4df1f5eb5
• https://www.videolan.org/security/sa1501.html