VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2014-9597
The picture_pool_Delete function in misc/picture_pool.c in VideoLAN VLC media player 2.1.5 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (DEP violation and application crash) via a crafted FLV file.
MEDIUM 6.8EPSS 6.63%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (6.63%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
The picture_pool_Delete function in misc/picture_pool.c in VideoLAN VLC media player 2.1.5 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (DEP violation and application crash) via a crafted FLV file.
- CVSS 2.0
- 6.8 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 6.63% probability · 93th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Affected
- videolan/vlc media player
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Jan/72
- http://www.binarysniper.net/2015/01/vlc-media-player-215-memory-corruption.htmlURL Repurposed
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201603-08
- https://trac.videolan.org/vlc/attachment/ticket/13389/windbglog.txt
- https://trac.videolan.org/vlc/ticket/13389
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Jan/72
- http://www.binarysniper.net/2015/01/vlc-media-player-215-memory-corruption.htmlURL Repurposed
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201603-08
- https://trac.videolan.org/vlc/attachment/ticket/13389/windbglog.txt
- https://trac.videolan.org/vlc/ticket/13389
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.