CVE-2013-4388 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a crash or execute arbitrary code in VLC Media Player via a buffer overflow in the mp4a packetizer.
- 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
What is CVE-2013-4388?
CVE-2013-4388 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Videolan Vlc Media Player, published on 11 Oct 2013. 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
Buffer overflow in the mp4a packetizer (modules/packetizer/mpeg4audio.c) in VideoLAN VLC Media Player before 2.0.8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-4388?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Videolan Vlc Media Player.
How do I fix CVE-2013-4388?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2013-4388 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-4388 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Videolan Vlc Media Player
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2013-4388, GHSA-h8jp-pg37-w2ww, MGASA-2014-0296.