VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2013-6283
VideoLAN VLC Media Player 2.0.8 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long string in a URL in a m3u file.
HIGH 7.5EPSS 9.98%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (9.98%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
VideoLAN VLC Media Player 2.0.8 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long string in a URL in a m3u file.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 9.98% probability · 95th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Affected
- videolan/vlc media player
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/27700Exploit
- http://www.osvdb.org/96603
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A19318
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/27700Exploit
- http://www.osvdb.org/96603
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A19318
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.