VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2014-6440
VideoLAN VLC media player before 2.1.5 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service.
CRITICAL 9.8EPSS 4.98%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (4.98%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
VideoLAN VLC media player before 2.1.5 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service.
- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 4.98% probability · 92th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- videolan/vlc
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://billblough.net/blog/2015/03/04/cve-2014-6440-heap-overflow-in-vlc-transcode-module/Exploit, Patch, Technical Description, Third Party Advisory
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2015/q1/751Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72950Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.videolan.org/developers/vlc-branch/NEWSRelease Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201603-08Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://billblough.net/blog/2015/03/04/cve-2014-6440-heap-overflow-in-vlc-transcode-module/Exploit, Patch, Technical Description, Third Party Advisory
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2015/q1/751Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72950Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.videolan.org/developers/vlc-branch/NEWSRelease Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201603-08Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.