CVE-2013-1954

Public Exploit

Description

The ASF Demuxer (modules/demux/asf/asf.c) in VideoLAN VLC media player 2.0.5 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted ASF movie that triggers an out-of-bounds read.

Category

6.8
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 2.38% Top 20%
Vendor Advisory videolan.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=136593191416152&w=2 mailing list
http://secunia.com/advisories/59793 third party advisory
http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=136610343501731&w=2 mailing list
http://trac.videolan.org/vlc/ticket/8024 exploit
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/57333 vdb entry
http://git.videolan.org/?p=vlc.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=b31ce523331aa3a6e620b68cdfe3f161d519631e
http://www.osvdb.org/89598 vdb entry
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A17023 vdb entry signature
http://www.videolan.org/security/sa1302.html vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2013-1954?
CVE-2013-1954 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2013-1954?
To fix CVE-2013-1954, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2013-1954 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2013-1954 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~2% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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