CVE-2009-1045
MEDIUM · CVSS 5.0EPSS 9.2%EU EUVD
requests/status.xml in VLC 0.9.8a allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (stack consumption and crash) via a long input argument in an in_play action.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 5.0 (v2.0)
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-20
- EPSS score
- 9.2% (95th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2009-1046)
- Published
- March 23, 2009
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2009-1046 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- videolan / vlc media player
References
- http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=262708
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/03/17/4
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34126(Exploit)
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49249
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14357
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/8213
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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