CVE-2014-9597 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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.

Published: 2015-01-21

Score: 6.8 Medium

EPSS: 8.5% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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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

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2014-9411	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.

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 0.08494.

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/13389/windbglog.txt
https://trac.videolan.org/vlc/ticket/13389

History

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Subscriptions

Videolan Vlc Media Player

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

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

Updated: 2024-08-06T13:47:41.681Z

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

Link: CVE-2014-9597

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2015-01-21T15:17:08.573

Modified: 2026-05-06T22:30:45.220

Link: CVE-2014-9597

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-20

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