CVE-2013-6933 in the critical feed json
The parseRTSPRequestString function in Live Networks Live555 Streaming Media 2011.08.13 through 2013.11.25, as used in VideoLAN VLC Media P…
published 2014-01-23 12 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2013-6734
- cvss
- 7.5
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 17.4%
- EPSS 17.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 97%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
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.
Patch / fix
- vlc Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 2.1.4-1
- mplayer Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 2:1.1.1+svn37434-1
- liblivemedia Debian 14 2014.01.13-1
debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2013-6933
Exploit prediction
17.41% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 97% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
Classification
References
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2013-6933
- NVD CVE-2013-6933
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