VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2013-1868
Multiple buffer overflows in VideoLAN VLC media player 2.0.4 and earlier allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and execute arbitrary code via vectors related to the (1) freetype renderer and (2) HTML subtitle parser.
HIGH 9.3EPSS 11.0%
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EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 11.0%, higher than 96% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
Multiple buffer overflows in VideoLAN VLC media player 2.0.4 and earlier allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and execute arbitrary code via vectors related to the (1) freetype renderer and (2) HTML subtitle parser.
- CVSS 2.0
- 9.3 HIGHAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 10.98% probability · 96th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- videolan/vlc media player
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=136367945627336&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59793
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/57079
- http://www.videolan.org/security/sa1301.html
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A17226
- http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=136367945627336&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59793
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/57079
- http://www.videolan.org/security/sa1301.html
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A17226
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.