DEBIAN-CVE-2014-9629

Advisory lineage Upstream: 1 Downstream: 1
Upstream
CVE-2014-9629
Downstream
DSA-3150-1
Published: 24 Jan 2020, 22:15
Last modified:28 Apr 2026, 20:13

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
medium
31/100
CVSS Score
7.8 HIGH
3.1 (osv_debian)
EPSS Score
No data
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

24 Jan 2020, 22:15
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
28 Apr 2026, 20:13
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

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

Affected Systems

  • debian•vlc

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

References (1)