CVE-2013-1868 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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.

Published: 2013-07-10

Score: 9.3 Critical

EPSS: 11.0% Moderate

KEV: No

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:2.0.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:2.0.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:2.0.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:2.0.3:::::::*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
Debian DSA	DSA-2973-1	vlc security update

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.10978.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
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

History

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Subscriptions

Videolan Vlc Media Player

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published: 2013-07-10T19:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T15:20:35.188Z

Reserved: 2013-02-19T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2013-1868

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2013-07-10T19:55:04.607

Modified: 2026-06-16T23:52:16.950

Link: CVE-2013-1868

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-119
Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

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