CVE-2013-1868
Multiple buffer overflows in VideoLAN VLC media player 2.0.4 and earlier allow remote attackers...
Multiple buffer overflows in VideoLAN VLC media player 2.0.4 and earlier allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and execute arbitrary code via vectors related to the (1) freetype renderer and (2) HTML subtitle parser.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Multiple buffer overflows in VideoLAN VLC media player 2.0.4 and earlier allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and execute arbitrary code via vectors related to the (1) freetype renderer and (2) HTML subtitle parser.
- Record
CVE-2013-1868- CVSS 2.0
- 9.3 High
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Multiple buffer overflows in VideoLAN VLC media player 2.0.4 and earlier allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and execute arbitrary code via vectors related to the (1) freetype renderer and (2) HTML subtitle parser.
- Record
CVE-2013-1868- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2013-1870 No score
Multiple buffer overflows in VideoLAN VLC media player 2.0.4 and earlier allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and execute arbitrary code via vectors related to the (1) freetype renderer and (2) HTML subtitle parser.
- Record
EUVD-2013-1870- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-cgh8-877w-m8q2 No score
Multiple buffer overflows in VideoLAN VLC media player 2.0.4 and earlier allow remote attackers...
Multiple buffer overflows in VideoLAN VLC media player 2.0.4 and earlier allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and execute arbitrary code via vectors related to the (1) freetype renderer and (2) HTML subtitle parser.
- Record
GHSA-cgh8-877w-m8q2- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
Multiple buffer overflows in VideoLAN VLC media player 2.0.4 and earlier allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and execute arbitrary code via vectors related to the (1) freetype renderer and (2) HTML subtitle parser.
- Record
CVE-2013-1868- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2013-1868 No score
Multiple buffer overflows in VideoLAN VLC media player 2.0.4 and earlier allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and execute arbitrary code via vectors related to the (1) freetype renderer and (2) HTML subtitle parser.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2013-1868- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | VideoLAN VLC Media Player 2.0.4 - '.swf' Crash (PoC) | 2012-12-07 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2013-1868 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 9.3) in Videolan Vlc Media Player, published July 10, 2013. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 11.0%, the 95th percentile. Fixed in vlc 2.0.5-1.
References
secunia.com/advisories/59793
marc.info?l=oss-security&m=136367945627336&w=2
videolan.org/security/sa1301.html
securityfocus.com/bid/57079
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A17226
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-1868
github.com/advisories/GHSA-cgh8-877w-m8q2
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-1868