{"id":"UBUNTU-CVE-2014-9627","details":"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.","modified":"2026-04-22T09:55:51.324691Z","published":"2020-01-24T22:15:00Z","upstream":["CVE-2014-9627"],"references":[{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-9627"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-9627"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"vlc","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:14.04:LTS","purl":"pkg:deb/ubuntu/vlc@2.1.6-0ubuntu14.04.1?arch=source&distro=trusty"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"2.1.6-0ubuntu14.04.1"}]}],"versions":["2.0.8-1","2.1.1-1","2.1.2-1","2.1.2-2","2.1.2-2build1","2.1.2-2build2","2.1.4-0ubuntu14.04.1"],"ecosystem_specific":{"binaries":[{"binary_name":"libvlc5","binary_version":"2.1.6-0ubuntu14.04.1"},{"binary_name":"libvlccore7","binary_version":"2.1.6-0ubuntu14.04.1"},{"binary_name":"vlc","binary_version":"2.1.6-0ubuntu14.04.1"},{"binary_name":"vlc-data","binary_version":"2.1.6-0ubuntu14.04.1"},{"binary_name":"vlc-nox","binary_version":"2.1.6-0ubuntu14.04.1"},{"binary_name":"vlc-plugin-fluidsynth","binary_version":"2.1.6-0ubuntu14.04.1"},{"binary_name":"vlc-plugin-jack","binary_version":"2.1.6-0ubuntu14.04.1"},{"binary_name":"vlc-plugin-notify","binary_version":"2.1.6-0ubuntu14.04.1"},{"binary_name":"vlc-plugin-pulse","binary_version":"2.1.6-0ubuntu14.04.1"},{"binary_name":"vlc-plugin-sdl","binary_version":"2.1.6-0ubuntu14.04.1"},{"binary_name":"vlc-plugin-svg","binary_version":"2.1.6-0ubuntu14.04.1"},{"binary_name":"vlc-plugin-zvbi","binary_version":"2.1.6-0ubuntu14.04.1"}],"availability":"No subscription required"},"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2014/UBUNTU-CVE-2014-9627.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.7.5","severity":[{"type":"CVSS_V3","score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},{"type":"Ubuntu","score":"medium"}]}