VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2014-9629
CVSS score7.8 HIGH
EPSS probability2.37%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2020-01-24
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Description
Integer overflow in the Encode function in modules/codec/schroedinger.c in VideoLAN VLC media player before 2.1.6 and 2.2.x before 2.2.1 allows remote attackers to conduct buffer overflow attacks and execute arbitrary code via a crafted length value.
Weakness classification
- CWE-120: Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')
Primary references
- cve@mitre.org — Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- cve@mitre.org — Patch, Third Party Advisory
- cve@mitre.org — Third Party Advisory, Vendor Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Patch, Third Party Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Third Party Advisory, Vendor Advisory