Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jan 24, 2020· Updated Aug 6, 2024
CVE-2014-9628
CVE-2014-9628
Description
The MP4_ReadBox_String function in modules/demux/mp4/libmp4.c in VideoLAN VLC media player before 2.1.6 allows remote attackers to trigger an unintended zero-size malloc and conduct buffer overflow attacks, and consequently execute arbitrary code, via a box size of 7.
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Affected products
2- VideoLAN/VLC media playerdescription
- Range: <2.1.6
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
3- openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/20/5mitrex_refsource_MISC
- github.com/videolan/vlc/commit/2e7c7091a61aa5d07e7997b393d821e91f593c39mitrex_refsource_MISC
- www.videolan.org/security/sa1501.htmlmitrex_refsource_CONFIRM
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