CVE-2015-5949

VideoLAN VLC media player 2.2.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted 3GP file, which triggers the freeing of arbitrary pointers.

CVSS v2.0 6.8 MEDIUM

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CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

V2 Legend

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

Exploitability : 8.6 / Impact : 6.4

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity MEDIUM

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3342
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/133266/VLC-2.2.1-Arbitrary-Pointer-Dereference.html
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/08/20/8
https://www.ocert.org/advisories/ocert-2015-009.html	US Government Resource
https://git.videolan.org/?p=vlc/vlc-2.2.git;a=commitdiff;h=ce91452460a75d7424b165c4dc8db98114c3cbd9;hp=9e12195d3e4316278af1fa4bcb6a705ff27456fd
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/08/20/3
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00040.html
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201603-08
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/536287/100/0/threaded

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

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

Information

Published : 2015-08-25 10:59

Updated : 2018-10-09 12:57

NVD link : CVE-2015-5949

Mitre link : CVE-2015-5949

JSON object : View

CWE

CWE-119

Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

Products Affected

videolan

vlc_media_player

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