Mend.io Vulnerability Database

What is a CVE vulnerability ID? icon What is a WS vulnerability ID? icon What is an MSC vulnerability ID? icon
New vulnerability? Tell us about it!
icon

We found results for “”

CVE-2014-9625

Good to know:

icon

Date: January 24, 2020

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.

Language: C

Severity Score

Related Resources (6)

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-9625
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-9625
https://www.videolan.org/security/sa1501.html
https://github.com/videolan/vlc/commit/fbe2837bc80f155c001781041a54c58b5524fc14
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/20/5
https://www.mend.io/vulnerability-database/CVE-2014-9625

Severity Score

Weakness Type (CWE)

Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')

CWE-120

CVSS v3.1

Base Score:
Attack Vector (AV): LOCAL
Attack Complexity (AC): LOW
Privileges Required (PR): NONE
User Interaction (UI): REQUIRED
Scope (S): UNCHANGED
Confidentiality (C): HIGH
Integrity (I): HIGH
Availability (A): HIGH

CVSS v2

Base Score:
Access Vector (AV): NETWORK
Access Complexity (AC): MEDIUM
Authentication (AU): NONE
Confidentiality (C): PARTIAL
Integrity (I): PARTIAL
Availability (A): PARTIAL
Additional information:

Do you need more information?

Contact Us