CVE-2014-9628

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.

Weakness classification

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

Primary references

• cve@mitre.org — Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
• cve@mitre.org — Patch, Third Party Advisory
• cve@mitre.org — Vendor Advisory
• af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
• af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Patch, Third Party Advisory
• af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Vendor Advisory