Cross-site Scripting (XSS) Affecting vlc package, versions <2.2.0~rc2-1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.29% (70th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN11-VLC-519408
  • published17 Aug 2015
  • disclosed17 Aug 2015

Introduced: 17 Aug 2015

CVE-2014-9743  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-79  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:11 vlc to version 2.2.0~rc2-1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream vlc package and not the vlc package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:11 relevant fixed versions and status.

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the httpd_HtmlError function in network/httpd.c in the web interface in VideoLAN VLC Media Player before 2.2.0 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the path info.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1