CVE-2014-1684

VLC Media Player < 2.1.3 - Denial of Service via ASF File Packet Size Handling

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2014-1684. PoCs published by Saif.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This PoC exploits a division-by-zero vulnerability in VLC Media Player's ASF demuxer by modifying the minimum and maximum data packet sizes to zero, causing a DoS. It requires a valid ASF file as input and uses the Python bitstring module to manipulate the file.

Description

The ASF_ReadObject_file_properties function in modules/demux/asf/libasf.c in the ASF Demuxer in VideoLAN VLC Media Player before 2.1.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (divide-by-zero error and crash) via a zero minimum and maximum data packet size in an ASF file.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC
by Saif · pythondosmultiple
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/31429

This PoC exploits a division-by-zero vulnerability in VLC Media Player's ASF demuxer by modifying the minimum and maximum data packet sizes to zero, causing a DoS. It requires a valid ASF file as input and uses the Python bitstring module to manipulate the file.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Dos
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: VLC Media Player up to 2.1.2
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Valid ASF file · Python bitstring module
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (4)

Core 4
Core References
Exploit x_refsource_confirm
https://trac.videolan.org/vlc/ticket/10482
Exploit x_refsource_misc
http://www.elsherei.com/?p=269
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_gentoo
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201603-08

Scores

EPSS 0.0517
EPSS Percentile 91.4%

Details

CWE
CWE-189
Status published
Products (37)
videolan/vlc_media_player 1.0.0
videolan/vlc_media_player 1.0.1
videolan/vlc_media_player 1.0.2
videolan/vlc_media_player 1.0.3
videolan/vlc_media_player 1.0.4
videolan/vlc_media_player 1.0.5
videolan/vlc_media_player 1.0.6
videolan/vlc_media_player 1.1.0
videolan/vlc_media_player 1.1.1
videolan/vlc_media_player 1.1.2
... and 27 more
Published Mar 03, 2014
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026