CVE-2013-1868

Exp

Multiple buffer overflows in VideoLAN VLC media player 2.0.4 and earlier allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and execute arbitrary code via vectors related to the (1) freetype renderer and (2) HTML subtitle parser.

Published: 2013-07-10 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2013-1868 is rated High Exploit Risk (80.6/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 10.98%, 95th percentile). 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2013-1868

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
23201 exploit_db edb 2012-12-07 Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2013-1868

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 50.66% 10.98% -39.68%
2 2025-03-30 47.66% 50.66% +2.99%
3 2025-03-29 — 47.66% —

Full EPSS history (8 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2013-1868

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
9.3 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 8.6 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2013-1868

OS Trackers for CVE-2013-1868

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2013-1868 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (vlc), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-1868
gentoo normal CVE-2013-1868: 1 GLSA(s) (201411-01), 1 atom(s) (media-video/vlc); latest impact normal. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2013-1868
ubuntu medium CVE-2013-1868 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (vlc), 10 status rows across 10 suites (hardy, lucid, oneiric, precise, quantal, raring, saucy, trusty, upstream, utopic): ignored 6, not-affected 2, DNE 1, released 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2013-1868

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2013-1868

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
videolan vlc_media_player <= 2.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
videolan vlc_media_player 2.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
videolan vlc_media_player 2.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
videolan vlc_media_player 2.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
videolan vlc_media_player 2.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:2.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2013-1868

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