| Name | CVE-2014-9627 |
| Description | The MP4_ReadBox_String function in modules/demux/mp4/libmp4.c 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 cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via a large box size. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| References | DSA-3150-1 |
| Debian Bugs | 775866 |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| vlc (PTS) | bullseye, bullseye (security) | 3.0.21-0+deb11u1 | fixed |
| bookworm, bookworm (security) | 3.0.21-0+deb12u1 | fixed |
| trixie, sid | 3.0.21-9 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|
| vlc | source | squeeze | (unfixed) | end-of-life | | |
| vlc | source | wheezy | 2.0.3-5+deb7u2 | | DSA-3150-1 | |
| vlc | source | (unstable) | 2.2.0~rc2-2 | | | 775866 |
Notes
[squeeze] - vlc <end-of-life> (Unsupported in squeeze-lts)
https://github.com/videolan/vlc/commit/2e7c7091a61aa5d07e7997b393d821e91f593c39