CVE-2009-2484
Stack-based buffer overflow in the Win32AddConnection function in modules/access/smb.c in VideoLAN VLC media player 0.9.9, when running on Microsoft Windows, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute…
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EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 35.1%, higher than 98% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in the Win32AddConnection function in modules/access/smb.c in VideoLAN VLC media player 0.9.9, when running on Microsoft Windows, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long smb URI in a playlist file.
- CVSS 2.0
- 9.3 HIGHAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 35.11% probability · 98th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- videolan/vlc media player
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://git.videolan.org/?p=vlc.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=e60a9038b13b5eb805a76755efc5c6d5e080180f
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35558Vendor Advisory
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/9029
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35500Exploit
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1714Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14800
- http://git.videolan.org/?p=vlc.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=e60a9038b13b5eb805a76755efc5c6d5e080180f
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35558Vendor Advisory
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/9029
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35500Exploit
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1714Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14800
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.