The parse_track_node function in modules/demux/playlist/xspf.c in the XSPF playlist parser in VideoLAN VLC media player before 1.0.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via an empty location element in an XML Shareable Playlist Format (XSPF) document
Published Dec 26, 2014
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 2.45%
Description
The parse_track_node function in modules/demux/playlist/xspf.c in the XSPF playlist parser in VideoLAN VLC media player before 1.0.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via an empty location element in an XML Shareable Playlist Format (XSPF) document.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 1.0.5
- 0.5.0
- 0.5.1
- 0.5.2
- 0.5.3
- 0.6.0
- 0.6.1
- 0.6.2
- 0.7.0
- 0.7.1
- 0.7.2
- 0.8.0
- 0.8.1
- 0.8.2
- 0.8.4
- 0.8.4a
- 0.8.5
- 0.8.6
- 0.8.6a
- 0.8.6b
- 0.8.6c
- 0.8.6d
- 0.8.6e
- 0.8.6f
- 0.8.6g
- 0.8.6h
- 0.8.6i
- 0.8.1337
- 0.9.0
- 0.9.1
- 0.9.2
- 0.9.3
- 0.9.4
- 0.9.5
- 0.9.6
- 0.9.8a
- 0.9.9
- 0.9.9a
- 0.9.10
- 1.0.0
- 1.0.1
- 1.0.2
- 1.0.3
- 1.0.4
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 3, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2026 | 2.45% (0.02448) | 83.81th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.45% (0.02448) | 82.19th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.82% (0.00820) | 72.71th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.71% (0.00706) | 81.05th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.71% (0.00706) | 79.76th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.71% (0.00706) | 77.32th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.14% (0.01136) | 59.45th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Oct 18, 2022 | 1.14% (0.01136) | 58.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.14% (0.01136) | 56.27th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.14% (0.01136) | 34.23th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (3)
- http://git.videolan.org/?p=vlc/vlc-1.1.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=8902488ba529c0cf4c903a8a84ff20b5737cc753 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/04/28/4 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.videolan.org/security/sa1003.html x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://git.videolan.org/?p=vlc/vlc-1.1.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=8902488ba529c0cf4c903a8a84ff20b5737cc753 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/04/28/4 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| http://www.videolan.org/security/sa1003.html | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory |
Change history (0)
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