--- title: "CVE-2013-6933\n | Ubuntu" description: Ubuntu is an open source software operating system that runs from the desktop, to the cloud, to all your internet connected things. url: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2013-6933?format=md keywords: index, follow --- # CVE-2013-6933 Publication date 23 January 2014 Last updated 24 July 2024 --- Ubuntu priority **Medium** [Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority ) Toggle side navigation ## Description The parseRTSPRequestString function in Live Networks Live555 Streaming Media 2011.08.13 through 2013.11.25, as used in VideoLAN VLC Media Player, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a (1) space or (2) tab character at the beginning of an RTSP message, which triggers an integer underflow, infinite loop, and buffer overflow. ## Status Show unmaintained releases | Package | Ubuntu Release | Status | | --- | --- | --- | | liblivemedia | 18.04 LTS bionic | Not affected | | 17.10 artful | Ignored end of life | | 17.04 zesty | Ignored end of life | | 16.10 yakkety | Ignored end of life | | 16.04 LTS xenial | Not affected | | 15.10 wily | Ignored end of life | | 15.04 vivid | Ignored end of life | | 14.10 utopic | Ignored end of life | | 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | | 13.10 saucy | Ignored end of life | | 13.04 raring | Ignored end of life | | 12.10 quantal | Ignored end of life | | 12.04 LTS precise | Ignored end of life | | 10.04 LTS lucid | Ignored end of life | --- * [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security) * [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses) ## References * [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2013-6933) * [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-6933) * [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2013-6933) * [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-6933) ### Other references * * *