CVE-2013-6934
high
CVSS v3
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CVSS v2
7.5
VIR risk
7.5
Description
The parseRTSPRequestString function in Live Networks Live555 Streaming Media 2013.11.26, as used in VideoLAN VLC Media Player, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a space character at the beginning of an RTSP message, which triggers an integer underflow, infinite loop, and buffer overflow. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2013-6933.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-6934
Vendor advisory: cve@mitre.org — http://www.live555.com/liveMedia/public/changelog.txt
OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 0 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 0 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 0 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 0 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 0 |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| live555 | streaming_media | 2013-11-26 | |
| videolan | vlc_media_player | {"endExcluding":"2.1.0"} | 2.1.0 |
References
CWEs
CWE-189
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.