CVE-2014-9625

Severity Score

7.8

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

The GetUpdateFile function in misc/update.c in the Updater in VideoLAN VLC media player before 2.1.6 performs an incorrect cast operation from a 64-bit integer to a 32-bit integer, which allows remote attackers to conduct buffer overflow attacks and execute arbitrary code via a crafted update status file, aka an "integer truncation" vulnerability.

La función GetUpdateFile en el archivo misc/update.c en el Updater en el reproductor multimedia VLC de VideoLAN versiones anteriores a 2.1.6, realiza una operación de conversión incorrecta de un entero de 64 bits a un entero de 32 bits, lo que permite a atacantes remotos llevar a cabo ataques de desbordamiento de búfer y ejecutar código arbitrario por medio de un archivo de estado de actualización diseñado, también se conoce como vulnerabilidad de tipo "integer truncation".

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Medium

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Partial

Integrity

Partial

Availability

Partial

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2015-01-20 CVE Reserved
2020-01-24 CVE Published
2023-03-07 EPSS Updated
2024-08-06 CVE Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-120: Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')

CAPEC

References (3)

URL	Tag	Source
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/20/5	Mailing List

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
https://github.com/videolan/vlc/commit/fbe2837bc80f155c001781041a54c58b5524fc14	2020-01-29

URL	Date	SRC
https://www.videolan.org/security/sa1501.html	2020-01-29

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Videolan Search vendor "Videolan"		Vlc Media Player Search vendor "Videolan" for product "Vlc Media Player"				< 2.1.6 Search vendor "Videolan" for product "Vlc Media Player" and version " < 2.1.6"		-		Affected