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Critical
CVE-2013-1868
Multiple buffer overflows in VideoLAN VLC media player 2.0.4 and...
Vulnerability Description
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.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
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Affected Vendor
videolan
View all reports →Affected Software
vlc media player
Vulnerable Versions:
0, 2.0.0, 2.0.1, 2.0.2, 2.0.3
Timeline
Official Publish:
July 10th, 2013
Last Modified:
August 6th, 2024
Added to House:
July 19th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.