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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.

Published

2015-01-21T15:17:08.573

Last Modified

2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 6.8 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: MEDIUM
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
Availability Impact: PARTIAL

Exploitability Score

8.6

Impact Score

6.4

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-20

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	videolan	vlc_media_player	2.1.5	Yes

References

http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Jan/72 ([email protected])
http://www.binarysniper.net/2015/01/vlc-media-player-215-memory-corruption.html URL Repurposed ([email protected])
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201603-08 ([email protected])
https://trac.videolan.org/vlc/attachment/ticket/13389/windbglog.txt ([email protected])
https://trac.videolan.org/vlc/ticket/13389 ([email protected])
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Jan/72 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.binarysniper.net/2015/01/vlc-media-player-215-memory-corruption.html URL Repurposed (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201603-08 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://trac.videolan.org/vlc/attachment/ticket/13389/windbglog.txt (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://trac.videolan.org/vlc/ticket/13389 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)