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update","status":"published","published":"2015-02-02T00:00:00Z","modified":"2026-03-09T01:20:46.938004Z","updated_at":"2026-11-02T15:46:15.843838Z"},{"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"}]}}