CVE-2009-2484
Stack-based buffer overflow in the Win32AddConnection function in modules/access/smb.c in VideoLAN VLC media player 0.9.9, when running on Microsoft Windows, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long smb URI in a playlist file.
Published:Jul 16, 2009
Last Modified:Apr 23, 2026
EPS:Jul 16, 2009
EPSS Score:0.71229
CVSS Score:9.3
Affected Products
Vendor
Product
Action
Vendor
Microsoft
Product
Windows
Microsoft
Windows
Vendor
Videolan
Product
Vlc Media Player
Videolan
Vlc Media Player
Exploits
Common Weakness Enumeration
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Related CVEs
References
Common Vulnerability Scoring System
Attack Vector
Network
Adjacent
Local
Physical
Privileges Required
None
Low
High
User Interaction
None
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Changed
Confidentiality
None
Low
High
Integrity
None
Low
High
Availability
None
Low
High
