What is CVE-2014-9627?

CVE-2014-9627 is a high-severity vulnerability in Videolan Vlc_media_player, classified under Incorrect Type Conversion or Cast. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2020-01-24.

How severe is CVE-2014-9627?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Videolan Vlc_media_player

CVE-2014-9627

The MP4_ReadBox_String function in modules/demux/mp4/libmp4.c in VideoLAN VLC media player before 2.1.6 performs an incorrect cast operation from a 64-bit integer to a 32-bit integer, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of serv…

EPSS: 0.011 (62.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Videolan Vlc_media_player
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-704 — Incorrect Type Conversion or Cast

References

cve@mitre.org (Patch, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
cve@mitre.org (Patch, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2014-9627?: CVE-2014-9627 is a high-severity vulnerability in Videolan Vlc_media_player, classified under Incorrect Type Conversion or Cast. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2020-01-24.
How severe is CVE-2014-9627?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.