What is CVE-2013-6933?

CVE-2013-6933 is a vulnerability in Live555 Streaming Media, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. Published 2014-01-23.

Is CVE-2013-6933 known to be exploited?

3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Buffer overflow in Live555 Streaming Media

CVE-2013-6933

The parseRTSPRequestString function in Live Networks Live555 Streaming Media 2011.08.13 through 2013.11.25, as used in VideoLAN VLC Media Player, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a (1) space or (2) tab character at the beginning of an RTSP message, which triggers an integer underflow, infinite loop, and buffer overflow.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.174 (97.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

Live555 Streaming_media — versions 2011-08-13, 2011-08-20, 2011-08-22
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2013-6933?: CVE-2013-6933 is a vulnerability in Live555 Streaming Media, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. Published 2014-01-23.
Is CVE-2013-6933 known to be exploited?: 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.