CVE-2013-1868

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Summary

CVECVE-2013-1868
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2013-07-10 19:55:04 UTC
Updated2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC
DescriptionMultiple 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 9.3 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Problem Types: CWE-119 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Videolan Vlc Media Player 2.0.0 All All All
Application Videolan Vlc Media Player 2.0.1 All All All
Application Videolan Vlc Media Player 2.0.2 All All All
Application Videolan Vlc Media Player 2.0.3 All All All
Application Videolan Vlc Media Player All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
VideoLAN - VideoLAN Security Advisory 1301 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.videolan.org
Repository / Oval Repository af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 oval.cisecurity.org
'Re: [oss-security] CVE Request: VLC Buffer overflows' - MARC af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 marc.info
VLC Media Player HTML Subtitle Multiple Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
About Secunia Research | Flexera af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
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