vulnerability

Ubuntu: (CVE-2014-9627): vlc vulnerability

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
Jan 24, 2020
Added
Nov 19, 2024
Modified
Aug 19, 2025

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

ubuntu-upgrade-vlc
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