CVE-2009-1045 EXPLOIT
5.0
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 9.2% (pctl 95)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
requests/status.xml in VLC 0.9.8a allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (stack consumption and crash) via a long input argument in an in_play action.
Scoring
| CVSS | 5.0 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
| EPSS | 9.22% — more likely to be exploited than 95% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-20 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2009-03-23 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| videolan | vlc media player |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | VideoLAN VLC Media Player 0.9.8a - Web UI 'input' Remote Denial of Service | 2009-03-16 |
References
- http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=262708
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/03/17/4
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34126
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49249
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14357
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/8213
- http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=262708
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/03/17/4
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34126
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49249
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14357
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/8213
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