CVE-2009-1045 : requests/status.xml in VLC 0.9.8a allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (stack consumption and crash) via

requests/status.xml in VLC 0.9.8a allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (stack consumption and crash) via a long input argument in an in_play action.

Published 2009-03-23 16:30:02

Updated 2017-09-29 01:34:08

Source MITRE

View at NVD, CVE.org

Vulnerability category: Input validationDenial of service

Threat overview for CVE-2009-1045

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Top open port discovered on systems with this issue 5901

IPs affected by CVE-2009-1045 2

Threat actors abusing to this issue? Yes

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2009-1045

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7.96%

Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History

~ 94 %

Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

CVSS scores for CVE-2009-1045

Base Score	Base Severity	CVSS Vector	Exploitability Score	Impact Score	Score Source	First Seen
5.0	MEDIUM	AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P	10.0	2.9	NIST
Access Vector: Network Access Complexity: Low Authentication: None Confidentiality Impact: None Integrity Impact: None Availability Impact: Partial

CWE ids for CVE-2009-1045

CWE-20 Improper Input Validation

The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly.

Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)

References for CVE-2009-1045

Products affected by CVE-2009-1045