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TI-2013-05697 Aliases CVE-2013-6934GHSA-qqf2-v78c-75h2

The parseRTSPRequestString function in Live Networks Live555 Streaming Media 2013.11.26…

Priority MEDIUM 55CWE-189Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Partial · Partial · Partial
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-189 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

The parseRTSPRequestString function in Live Networks Live555 Streaming Media 2013.11.26, as used in VideoLAN VLC Media Player, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a space character at the beginning of an RTSP message, which triggers an integer underflow, infinite loop, and buffer overflow. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2013-6933.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.28174 98th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:live555:streaming_media:2013-11-26:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2013-11-26VulnerableLive555
cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 2.1.0VulnerableVideoLAN
  • cpe:2.3:a:live555:streaming_media:2013-11-26:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2013-11-26 Vulnerable ·Live555
  • cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 2.1.0 Vulnerable ·VideoLAN

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2013-6934
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-qqf2-v78c-75h2

References

Exploit 1

Advisory 1

Sources

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