{"id":"CVE-2014-9625","aliases":["EUVD-2014-9437","GHSA-vp3g-9vrc-rfw7","MGASA-2015-0053","openSUSE-SU-2024:10064-1"],"status":"published","title":"The GetUpdateFile function in misc/update.c in the Updater in VideoLAN VLC media player before 2...","description":"The GetUpdateFile function in misc/update.c in the Updater 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 conduct buffer overflow attacks and execute arbitrary code via a crafted update status file, aka an \"integer truncation\" 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Party Advisory"]},{"url":"http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/20/5","tags":["x_refsource_MISC","x_transferred","Mailing List","Third Party Advisory"]},{"url":"https://www.videolan.org/security/sa1501.html","tags":["x_refsource_CONFIRM","x_transferred","Vendor Advisory"]},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-9625"},{"url":"https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-vp3g-9vrc-rfw7"},{"url":"https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0053.html","tags":["advisory"]},{"url":"https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=15195","tags":["report"]},{"url":"http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-02/msg00015.html","tags":["web"]},{"url":"https://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3150","tags":["web"]},{"url":"http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/20/11","tags":["web"]},{"url":"","tags":["advisory"]},{"url":"https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-2937","tags":["web"]},{"url":"https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-3907","tags":["web"]},{"url":"https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-2587","tags":["web"]},{"url":"https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-2588","tags":["web"]},{"url":"https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-9625","tags":["web"]},{"url":"https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-5949","tags":["web"]},{"url":"https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-7981","tags":["web"]},{"url":"https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-8126","tags":["web"]},{"url":"https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-5108","tags":["web"]}],"sources":{"cve":[{"id":"CVE-2014-9625","description":"The GetUpdateFile function in misc/update.c in the Updater 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 conduct buffer overflow attacks and execute arbitrary code via a crafted update status file, aka an \"integer truncation\" vulnerability.","status":"published","published":"2020-01-24T21:57:29Z","modified":"2024-08-06T13:47:41.799Z","updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:33:42.54191Z"}],"euvd":[{"id":"EUVD-2014-9437","description":"The GetUpdateFile function in misc/update.c in the Updater 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 conduct buffer overflow attacks and execute arbitrary code via a crafted update status file, aka an \"integer truncation\" vulnerability.","status":"published","published":"2020-01-24T21:57:29Z","modified":"2024-08-06T13:47:41Z","updated_at":"2026-11-03T01:56:48.455518Z"}],"ghsa":[{"id":"GHSA-vp3g-9vrc-rfw7","title":"The GetUpdateFile function in misc/update.c in the Updater in VideoLAN VLC media player before 2...","description":"The GetUpdateFile function in misc/update.c in the Updater 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 conduct buffer overflow attacks and execute arbitrary code via a crafted update status file, aka an \"integer truncation\" vulnerability.","status":"published","published":"2022-05-17T19:57:18Z","modified":"2023-01-28T05:04:51Z","updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:44:15.556193Z"}],"nvd":[{"id":"CVE-2014-9625","description":"The GetUpdateFile function in misc/update.c in the Updater 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 conduct buffer overflow attacks and execute arbitrary code via a crafted update status file, aka an \"integer truncation\" vulnerability.","status":"published","published":"2020-01-24T22:15:12.333Z","modified":"2026-06-17T00:18:40.197Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":7.8,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"high","assessor":"primary"},{"version":"2.0","score":6.8,"vector":"AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P","level":"medium","assessor":"primary"}],"cwes":["CWE-120"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:02:59.461996Z"}],"osv":[{"id":"MGASA-2015-0053","title":"Updated vlc packages fix security vulnerabilities","description":"Updated vlc packages fix security vulnerabilities:\n\nOn 32 bit builds, parsing of update status files with a size of 4294967295\nor more lead to an integer truncation caused by a cast to size_t in a call to\nmalloc and a subsequent buffer overflow. This happened prior to checking the\nfiles' signature (CVE-2014-9625).\n\nThe MP4 demuxer, when parsing string boxes, did not properly check the length\nof the box, leading to a possible integer underflow when using this length\nvalue in a call to memcpy(). This could allow remote attackers to cause a\ndenial of service (crash) or arbitrary code execution via crafted MP4 files\n(CVE-2014-9626).\n\nThe MP4 demuxer, when parsing string boxes, did not properly check that the\nconversion of the box length from 64bit integer to 32bit integer on 32bit\nplatforms did not cause a truncation, leading to a possible buffer overflow.\nThis could allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or\narbitrary code execution via crafted MP4 files (CVE-2014-9627).\n\nThe MP4 demuxer, when parsing string boxes, did not properly check the length\nof the box, leading to a possible buffer overflow. This could allow remote\nattackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or arbitrary code execution\nvia crafted MP4 files (CVE-2014-9628).\n\nThe Dirac and Schroedinger encoders did not properly check for an integer\noverflow on 32bit platforms, leading to a possible buffer overflow. This\ncould allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or\narbitrary code execution (CVE-2014-9629).\n\nWhen streaming ogg-files via rtp, an ogg-file can trigger an invalid memory\nwrite access using an overly long 'configuration' string, which causes an\nattempted stack allocation with an attacker-controlled size (CVE-2014-9630).\n","status":"published","published":"2015-02-05T22:26:07Z","modified":"2026-04-16T06:26:10.654899444Z","updated_at":"2026-11-02T15:49:39.488462Z"},{"id":"openSUSE-SU-2024:10064-1","title":"libvlc5-2.2.4-11.1 on GA media","description":"These are all security issues fixed in the libvlc5-2.2.4-11.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.","status":"published","published":"2024-06-15T00:00:00Z","modified":"2026-02-04T04:30:57.121466Z","updated_at":"2026-11-02T16:58:33.135986Z"}]}}