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vlc — security advisory

Type: advisorySources: OSVAdvisory ID: DEBIAN-CVE-2014-9743

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the httpd_HtmlError function in network/httpd.c in the web interface in VideoLAN VLC Media Player before 2.2.0 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the path info.

Products
vlc
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
2.2.0~rc2-1
CVEs
CVE-2014-9743
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
31 Oct 2026, 21:44 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

DEBIAN-CVE-2014-9743

core-osv · Original source

Published 17 Aug 2015, 15:59 UTC

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the httpd_HtmlError function in network/httpd.c in the web interface in VideoLAN VLC Media Player before 2.2.0 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the path info.

osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2014-9743

vlc

Fixed versions: 2.2.0~rc2-1

vlc

Fixed versions: 2.2.0~rc2-1

vlc

Fixed versions: 2.2.0~rc2-1

Complete source record
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