# CVE-2009-2484: Memory corruption in n/a

> Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code or crash VLC media player on Windows by tricking users into opening a malicious playlist file with a long SMB URI.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.3 (`AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 16 Jul 2009
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-mv28-cc94-6wvh

## What is CVE-2009-2484?

CVE-2009-2484 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in Videolan Vlc Media Player, published on 16 Jul 2009. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Stack-based buffer overflow in the Win32AddConnection function in modules/access/smb.c in VideoLAN VLC media player 0.9.9, when running on Microsoft Windows, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long smb URI in a playlist file.

Weakness: CWE-119 (Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2009-2484?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Videolan Vlc Media Player.

## How do I fix CVE-2009-2484?

No fix has been published for CVE-2009-2484 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2009-2484 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2009-2484 exists.

Public exploit code:

- VideoLAN Client (VLC) Win32 smb:// URI Buffer Overflow (metasploit)
- VideoLAN VLC Media Player 0.9.9 - 'smb://' URI Stack Buffer Overflow (PoC) (exploitdb)
- VideoLAN VLC Client (Windows x86) - 'smb://' URI Buffer Overflow (Metasploit) (exploitdb)

## Other vulnerabilities in Videolan Vlc Media Player

- [CVE-2008-0296](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-0296/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2023-47359](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-47359/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2019-12874](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-12874/): Use after free in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2017-10699](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-10699/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2013-1868](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-1868/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 9.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2009-2484 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2009-2484 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in Videolan Vlc Media Player, published on 16 Jul 2009. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2009-2484 exists.

Affected product: Videolan Vlc Media Player. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-2484/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-2484/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-2484
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-2484
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2009-2484

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