CVE-2014-9598 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

The picture_Release function in misc/picture.c in VideoLAN VLC media player 2.1.5 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (write access violation) via a crafted M2V file.

Published: 2015-01-21

Score: 6.8 Medium

EPSS: 6.3% Low

KEV: No

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:2.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.06308.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Jan/72
http://www.binarysniper.net/2015/01/vlc-media-player-215-memory-corruption.html
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201603-08
https://trac.videolan.org/vlc/attachment/ticket/13390/windbglog.txt
https://trac.videolan.org/vlc/ticket/13390

History

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Subscriptions

Videolan Vlc Media Player

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2015-01-21T11:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T13:47:41.656Z

Reserved: 2015-01-15T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2014-9598

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2015-01-21T15:17:10.027

Modified: 2026-06-17T00:18:37.110

Link: CVE-2014-9598

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-20
Improper Input Validation

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