CVE-2014-9743

Publication date 17 August 2015

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Medium

Why this priority?

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.

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
vlc 17.04 zesty
Not affected
16.10 yakkety
Not affected
16.04 LTS xenial
Not affected
15.10 wily
Not affected
15.04 vivid
Not affected
14.04 LTS trusty
Fixed 2.1.6-0ubuntu14.04.2
12.04 LTS precise Ignored end of life

Patch details

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Package Patch details
vlc