CVE-2014-9743

Publication date 17 August 2015

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Description

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.

Status

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Package	Ubuntu Release	Status
vlc	17.04 zesty	Not affected
	16.10 yakkety	Not affected
	16.04 LTS xenial	Not affected
	15.10 wily	Not affected
	15.04 vivid	Not affected
	14.04 LTS trusty	Fixed 2.1.6-0ubuntu14.04.2
	12.04 LTS precise	Ignored end of life

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Patch details

Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. How can I get the fixes?

Package	Patch details
vlc	Upstream: http://git.videolan.org/?p=vlc.git;a=commit;h=fe5063ec5ad1873039ea719eb1f137c8f3bda84b

References

MITRE
NVD
Launchpad
Debian

Other references

http://www.quantumleap.it/vlc-reflected-xss-vulnerability/
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Mar/324
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-9743