CVE-2014-9625

published 2020-01-24

CVE-2014-9625: The GetUpdateFile function in misc/update.c in the Updater in VideoLAN VLC media player before 2.1.6 performs an incorrect cast operation from a 64-bit integer…

Priority P3 39 high 7.8 CVSS 3.1

AV L AC L PR N UI R S U C H I H A H

The GetUpdateFile function in misc/update.c in the Updater in VideoLAN VLC media player before 2.1.6 performs an incorrect cast operation from a 64-bit integer to a 32-bit integer, which allows remote attackers to conduct buffer overflow attacks and execute arbitrary code via a crafted update status file, aka an "integer truncation" vulnerability.

Affected

2 ranges

Vendor	Product	Version range	Fixed in
debian	vlc	—	—
videolan	vlc_media_player	< 2.1.6	2.1.6

CVSS provenance

nvd v3.1 7.8 HIGH CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

nvd v2.0 6.8 MEDIUM AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

vendor_debian 7.8 LOW

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