Is CVE-2013-6934 being actively exploited?

CVE-2013-6934 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2013-6934?

CVE-2013-6934 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 7.5 (HIGH).

CVE-2013-6934

HIGH · CVSS 7.5EPSS 28.2%EU EUVD

The parseRTSPRequestString function in Live Networks Live555 Streaming Media 2013.11.26, as used in VideoLAN VLC Media Player, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a space character at the beginning of an RTSP message, which triggers an integer underflow, infinite loop, and buffer overflow. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2013-6933.

Key facts

CVSS score: 7.5 (v2.0)
Severity: HIGH
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness (CWE): CWE-189
EPSS score: 28.2% (98th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2013-6735)
Published: January 23, 2014
NVD last modified: June 17, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2013-6735 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 6, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

live555 / streaming media
videolan / vlc media player

References

http://isecpartners.github.io/fuzzing/vulnerabilities/2013/12/30/vlc-vulnerability.html(Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
http://www.live555.com/liveMedia/public/changelog.txt(Vendor Advisory)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/65139(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)

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

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