Is CVE-2013-1868 being actively exploited?

CVE-2013-1868 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2013-1868?

CVE-2013-1868 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 9.3 (HIGH).

CVE-2013-1868

HIGH · CVSS 9.3EPSS 11.0%EU EUVD

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.

Key facts

CVSS score: 9.3 (v2.0)
Severity: HIGH
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness (CWE): CWE-119
EPSS score: 11.0% (96th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2013-1870)
Published: July 10, 2013
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2013-1870 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 6, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

videolan / vlc media player
videolan / vlc media player
videolan / vlc media player
videolan / vlc media player
videolan / vlc media player

References

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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