Vulnerability CVE-2013-1868
Published: 2013-07-10   Modified: 2013-07-13

Description:
Multiple buffer overflows in VideoLAN VLC media player 2.0.4 and earlier allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and execute arbitrary code via vectors related to the (1) freetype renderer and (2) HTML subtitle parser.

See advisories in our WLB2 database:
Topic
Author
Date
High
VLC Media Player 2.0.4 Buffer Overflow Exploit
coolkaveh
09.12.2012
High
VLC Media Player 2.0.4 buffer overflows in freetype renderer
Aliz Hammond
18.03.2013

Type:

CWE-119

 (Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer)

CVSS2 => (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)

CVSS Base Score
Impact Subscore
Exploitability Subscore
9.3/10
10/10
8.6/10
Exploit range
Attack complexity
Authentication
Remote
Medium
No required
Confidentiality impact
Integrity impact
Availability impact
Complete
Complete
Complete
Affected software
Videolan -> Vlc media player 

 References:
http://www.videolan.org/security/sa1301.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/57079
http://secunia.com/advisories/59793
http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:17226
http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=136367945627336&w=2
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