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

Published 2014-01-23 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v2 metric

CVSS v2 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.174 (97.1th percentile), scored 2026-11-01.

Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 97th percentile — 97.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.174 · newest: 0.174 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Live555 Streaming Media — versions 2011-08-13, 2011-08-20, 2011-08-22

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

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.