CVE-2013-1868 EXPLOIT
9.3
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 11% (pctl 96)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Multiple 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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 9.3 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| EPSS | 10.98% — more likely to be exploited than 96% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-119 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2013-07-10 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| videolan | vlc media player |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | VideoLAN VLC Media Player 2.0.4 - '.swf' Crash (PoC) | 2012-12-07 |
References
- http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=136367945627336&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59793
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/57079
- http://www.videolan.org/security/sa1301.html
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A17226
- http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=136367945627336&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59793
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/57079
- http://www.videolan.org/security/sa1301.html
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A17226
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