Detections
Analytics
CVE-2014-9625
high
Description
The GetUpdateFile function in misc/update.c in the Updater 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 conduct buffer overflow attacks and execute arbitrary code via a crafted update status file, aka an "integer truncation" vulnerability.
References
https://www.videolan.org/security/sa1501.html
https://github.com/videolan/vlc/commit/fbe2837bc80f155c001781041a54c58b5524fc14