CVE-2013-1868 describes multiple buffer overflow vulnerabilities in VideoLAN VLC media player versions 2.0.4 and earlier, specifically impacting the freetype renderer and HTML subtitle parser. This critical vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 9.3, indicating that a remote unauthenticated attacker could exploit it with medium complexity to achieve a complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed on the KEV catalog or Hot List, a proof-of-concept crash exploit (EDB-23201) is publicly available on ExploitDB. Despite its high severity, there is minimal community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 2.0.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.0.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:2.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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