Public exploit available
Public proof-of-concept or exploit code exists (ExploitDB / Metasploit / Nuclei).

CVE-2013-6283 — Improper Input Validation in VLC Media Player

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation6 documents6 sources
Severity
7.5HIGHNVD
EPSS
9.8%
top 7.02%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
PoC available
Public exploit / PoC exists
Affected products
1
Videolan VLC Media Player
Timeline
PublishedOct 25
Latest updateMay 17

Description

VideoLAN VLC Media Player 2.0.8 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long string in a URL in a m3u file.

CVSS vector

AV:N/AC:L/C:P/I:P/A:PExploitability: 10.0 | Impact: 6.4

Affected Packages2 packages

▶Debianvideolan/vlc_media_player< 2.1.0-2+3

🔴Vulnerability Details

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GHSA
GHSA-p44r-rrvj-56v9: VideoLAN VLC Media Player 2↗2022-05-17
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OSV
CVE-2013-6283: VideoLAN VLC Media Player 2↗2013-10-25
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CVEList
CVE-2013-6283: VideoLAN VLC Media Player 2↗2013-10-25
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💥Exploits & PoCs

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Exploit-DB
VideoLAN VLC Media Player 2.0.8 - '.m3u' Local Crash (PoC)↗2013-08-19
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📋Vendor Advisories

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Debian
CVE-2013-6283: vlc - VideoLAN VLC Media Player 2.0.8 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a d...↗2013
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