Buffer overflow in Videolan Vlc_media_player
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.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
EPSS: 0.074 (91.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
Affected products
- Videolan Vlc_media_player
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- DSA-3342 (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN)
- GLSA-201603-08 (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO)
- [oss-security] 20150820 Re: [oCERT-2015-009] VLC arbitrary pointer dereference (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST)
- 20150820 [oCERT-2015-009] VLC arbitrary pointer dereference (mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ)
- cve@mitre.org (US Government Resource, x_refsource_MISC)
- openSUSE-SU-2016:0476 (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
- [oss-security] 20150820 [oCERT-2015-009] VLC arbitrary pointer dereference (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2015-5949?
- CVE-2015-5949 is a vulnerability in Videolan Vlc_media_player, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. Published 2015-08-25.
- Is CVE-2015-5949 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.