CVE-2014-9630

Publication date 24 January 2020

Last updated 25 August 2025

Ubuntu priority

Cvss 3 Severity Score

Description

The rtp_packetize_xiph_config function in modules/stream_out/rtpfmt.c in VideoLAN VLC media player before 2.1.6 uses a stack-allocation approach with a size determined by arbitrary input data, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted length value.

Status

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Package	Ubuntu Release	Status
vlc	17.04 zesty	Not affected
	16.10 yakkety	Not affected
	16.04 LTS xenial	Not affected
	15.10 wily	Not affected
	15.04 vivid	Not affected
	14.10 utopic	Fixed 2.2.0-0ubuntu0.14.10.1
	14.04 LTS trusty	Fixed 2.1.6-0ubuntu14.04.1
	12.04 LTS precise	Ignored end of life
	10.04 LTS lucid	Ignored end of life

Patch details

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Package	Patch details
vlc	Upstream: 2042914

Severity score breakdown

CVSS version: CVSS v3.0

Base score 7.8 · High

Base metrics

Parameter	Value
Attack vector	Local
Attack complexity	Low
Privileges required	None
User interaction	Required
Scope	Unchanged
Confidentiality impact	High
Integrity impact	High
Availability impact	High

Scores

Parameter	Value
Base score	7.8 · High
Exploitability score	-
Impact score	-

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H