CVE-2013-6283
VideoLAN VLC Media Player 2.0.8 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service ...
VideoLAN VLC Media Player 2.0.8 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long string in a URL in a m3u file.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
VideoLAN VLC Media Player 2.0.8 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long string in a URL in a m3u file.
- Record
CVE-2013-6283- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
VideoLAN VLC Media Player 2.0.8 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long string in a URL in a m3u file.
- Record
CVE-2013-6283- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2013-6111 No score
VideoLAN VLC Media Player 2.0.8 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long string in a URL in a m3u file.
- Record
EUVD-2013-6111- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-p44r-rrvj-56v9 No score
VideoLAN VLC Media Player 2.0.8 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service ...
VideoLAN VLC Media Player 2.0.8 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long string in a URL in a m3u file.
- Record
GHSA-p44r-rrvj-56v9- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
VideoLAN VLC Media Player 2.0.8 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long string in a URL in a m3u file.
- Record
CVE-2013-6283- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2013-6283 No score
VideoLAN VLC Media Player 2.0.8 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long string in a URL in a m3u file.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2013-6283- 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 2.0.8 - '.m3u' Local Crash (PoC) | 2013-08-19 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| 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-2013-6283 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Videolan Vlc Media Player, published October 25, 2013. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 9.98%, the 95th percentile. Fixed in vlc 2.1.0-2.