CVE-2013-6934

Public Exploit

Description

The parseRTSPRequestString function in Live Networks Live555 Streaming Media 2013.11.26, as used in VideoLAN VLC Media Player, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a space character at the beginning of an RTSP message, which triggers an integer underflow, infinite loop, and buffer overflow. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2013-6933.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 3.98% Top 15%
Vendor Advisory live555.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/65139 third party advisory vdb entry
http://www.live555.com/liveMedia/public/changelog.txt vendor advisory
http://isecpartners.github.io/fuzzing/vulnerabilities/2013/12/30/vlc-vulnerability.html third party advisory exploit

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2013-6934?
CVE-2013-6934 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2013-6934?
To fix CVE-2013-6934, 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-2013-6934 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2013-6934 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~4% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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