Is CVE-2014-9627 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2014-9627 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2014-9627?

CVE-2014-9627 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2014-9627?

CVE-2014-9627 has an EPSS score of 1.12% (62th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2014-9627?

Upgrade vlc on debian 11 to 2.2.0~rc2-2 or later. Fixes are available for 3 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2014-9627

HIGH

7.8

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

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.

CWE-704

How to fix

Remediation Available

vlcDebian

Fixed in:2.2.0~rc2-2CVE-2014-9627

VLC media playerWindows application

Affected:2.1.6Fixed in:2.1.6VideoLAN

VLC media player (Nightly)Windows application

Affected:2.1.6Fixed in:2.1.6VideoLAN

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionRequired

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

1.12%probability of exploitation in 30 days

62ndpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 62% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch2

Vendor Advisory1

videolan.org

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CVE-2025-41646	Critical	9.8	41%	-	Fix
CVE-2017-5115	High	8.8	26%	-	Fix
CVE-2018-12453	High	7.5	24%	-	Fix
CVE-2018-3843	High	8.8	24%	-	-
CVE-2017-3106	High	8.8	22%	-	-
CVE-2018-5007	High	8.8	18%	-	-

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.