Is CVE-2014-9628 actively exploited?

CVE-2014-9628 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2024-11-21.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2014-9628?

CVE-2014-9628 has a CVSS score of 7.8 (HIGH severity). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

How do I patch CVE-2014-9628?

Patch guidance is available from videolan security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2014-9628.

Which products are affected by CVE-2014-9628?

1 product: videolan vlc media player.

Fix CVE-2014-9628 - HIGH videolan vlc media player

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.

CVSS Metrics

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector: local
Complexity: low
Privileges: none
User Action: required
Scope: unchanged
Confidentiality: high
Integrity: high
Availability: high
Weaknesses: CWE-120

Metadata

Primary Vendor: VIDEOLAN
Published: 1/24/2020
Last Modified: 11/21/2024
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

CVE-2014-9628

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