CVE-2014-9630

Description

The rtp_packetize_xiph_config function in modules/stream_out/rtpfmt.c in VideoLAN VLC media player before 2.1.6 uses a stack-allocation approach with a size determined by arbitrary input data, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or possibly have unspecified other impact 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: 1.49%• Percentile: 73%

Techniques & Countermeasures

• CWE-119•Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

  The 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.

Affected Systems

• debian•vlc

  < 2.2.0~rc2-2 | < 2.2.0~rc2-2 | < 2.2.0~rc2-2 | < 2.2.0~rc2-2

• videolan•vlc media player

  < 2.1.6

References (4)

• http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/20/5
• https://github.com/videolan/vlc/commit/204291467724867b79735c0ee3aeb0dbc2200f97
• https://www.videolan.org/security/sa1501.html
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-9630