Vulnerabilities > CVE-2014-9627 - Incorrect Type Conversion or Cast vulnerability in Videolan VLC Media Player

047910
CVSS 6.8 - MEDIUM
Attack vector
NETWORK
Attack complexity
MEDIUM
Privileges required
NONE
Confidentiality impact
PARTIAL
Integrity impact
PARTIAL
Availability impact
PARTIAL
network
videolan
CWE-704
nessus

Summary

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.

Vulnerable Configurations

Part Description Count
Application
Videolan
116

Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE)

Nessus

  • NASL familyDebian Local Security Checks
    NASL idDEBIAN_DSA-3150.NASL
    descriptionFabian Yamaguchi discovered multiple vulnerabilities in VLC, a multimedia player and streamer : - CVE-2014-9626 The MP4 demuxer, when parsing string boxes, did not properly check the length of the box, leading to a possible integer underflow when using this length value in a call to memcpy(). This could allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or arbitrary code execution via crafted MP4 files. - CVE-2014-9627 The MP4 demuxer, when parsing string boxes, did not properly check that the conversion of the box length from 64bit integer to 32bit integer on 32bit platforms did not cause a truncation, leading to a possible buffer overflow. This could allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or arbitrary code execution via crafted MP4 files. - CVE-2014-9628 The MP4 demuxer, when parsing string boxes, did not properly check the length of the box, leading to a possible buffer overflow. This could allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or arbitrary code execution via crafted MP4 files. - CVE-2014-9629 The Dirac and Schroedinger encoders did not properly check for an integer overflow on 32bit platforms, leading to a possible buffer overflow. This could allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or arbitrary code execution.
    last seen2020-03-17
    modified2015-02-03
    plugin id81130
    published2015-02-03
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2015-2020 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/81130
    titleDebian DSA-3150-1 : vlc - security update
  • NASL familyGentoo Local Security Checks
    NASL idGENTOO_GLSA-201603-08.NASL
    descriptionThe remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-201603-08 (VLC: Multiple vulnerabilities) Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in VLC. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details. Impact : Remote attackers could possibly execute arbitrary code or cause Denial of Service. Workaround : There is no known work around at this time.
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id89901
    published2016-03-14
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2016-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/89901
    titleGLSA-201603-08 : VLC: Multiple vulnerabilities