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CVE-2013-6934
The parseRTSPRequestString function in Live Networks Live555 Streaming Media 2013.11.26, as used in VideoLAN VLC Media Player, allows remote attackers to cause…
Impact
The parseRTSPRequestString function in Live Networks Live555 Streaming Media 2013.11.26, as used in VideoLAN VLC Media Player, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a space character at the beginning of an RTSP message, which triggers an integer underflow, infinite loop, and buffer overflow. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2013-6933.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Live555 | Streaming Media | Version 2013-11-26 |
| Videolan | Vlc Media Player | before 2.1.0 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- http://isecpartners.github.io/fuzzing/vulnerabilities/2013/12/30/vlc-vulnerability.html
- http://www.live555.com/liveMedia/public/changelog.txt
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/65139
- http://isecpartners.github.io/fuzzing/vulnerabilities/2013/12/30/vlc-vulnerability.html
- http://www.live555.com/liveMedia/public/changelog.txt
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/65139