vulnerability

Gentoo Linux: CVE-2014-9627: VLC: Multiple vulnerabilities

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
Mar 12, 2016
Added
Oct 30, 2017
Modified
Mar 31, 2026

Description

The MP4_ReadBox_String function in modules/demux/mp4/libmp4.c 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 cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via a large box size.

Solution

gentoo-linux-upgrade-media-video-vlc
Title
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