CVE-2014-9627: Videolan Vlc Media Player

High severity, CVSS 7.8. EPSS: 1.1% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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.

Affected products

• Videolan Vlc Media Player: before 2.1.6 (fixed in 2.1.6)

Published 2020-01-24. Last modified 2026-06-17.