CVE-2014-9630 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can cause denial of service or potential code execution in VLC media player via crafted RTP packets triggering stack corruption.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2014-9630?
CVE-2014-9630 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Videolan Vlc Media Player, published on 24 Jan 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The rtp_packetize_xiph_config function in modules/stream_out/rtpfmt.c in VideoLAN VLC media player before 2.1.6 uses a stack-allocation approach with a size determined by arbitrary input data, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted length value.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-9630?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Videolan Vlc Media Player.
How do I fix CVE-2014-9630?
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-2014-9630 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-9630 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Videolan Vlc Media Player
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2014-9630, GHSA-cwpg-j8r2-wpc3, UBUNTU-CVE-2014-9630.