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
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 6.8 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.133 (96.3th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 96th percentile — 96.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.133 · newest: 0.133 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- git.videolan.org/
- www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3342 (vendor-advisory)
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201603-08 (vendor-advisory)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/08/20/8 (mailing-list)
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/536287/100/0/threaded (mailing-list)
- www.ocert.org/advisories/ocert-2015-009.html (US Government Resource)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00040.html (vendor-advisory)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/08/20/3 (mailing-list)
- packetstormsecurity.com/files/133266/VLC-2.2.1-Arbitrary-Pointer-Dereference.ht…
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.