The parseRTSPRequestString function in Live Networks Live555 Streaming Media 2011.08.13 through 2013.11.25, as used in VideoLAN VLC Media Player, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a (1) space or (2) tab character at the beginning of an RTSP message, which triggers an integer underflow, infinite loop, and buffer overflow.
Advisories
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Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-3156-1 liblivemedia security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2013-6734 The parseRTSPRequestString function in Live Networks Live555 Streaming Media 2011.08.13 through 2013.11.25, as used in VideoLAN VLC Media Player, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a (1) space or (2) tab character at the beginning of an RTSP message, which triggers an integer underflow, infinite loop, and buffer overflow.
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Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T17:53:45.948Z

Reserved: 2013-12-03T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2013-6933

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2014-01-23T21:55:04.913

Modified: 2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Link: CVE-2013-6933

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