CVE-2013-1868
critical
CVSS v3
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VIR risk
9.3
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.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No vendor mitigations ingested yet for this CVE. The mitigation-content worker queues fetches as references arrive — check back in a few minutes, or see the references list below.
OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 2.0.5-1 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 2.0.5-1 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 2.0.5-1 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 2.0.5-1 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 2.0.5-1 |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| videolan | vlc_media_player | {"endIncluding":"2.0.4"} | |
| videolan | vlc_media_player | 2.0.0 | |
| videolan | vlc_media_player | 2.0.1 | |
| videolan | vlc_media_player | 2.0.2 | |
| videolan | vlc_media_player | 2.0.3 | |
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
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-1868
CWEs
CWE-119
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Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.