CVE-2014-6440
N/A
Published: March 28, 2017 at 03:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 12:13 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorVlc
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 5%
Description
VideoLAN VLC media player before 2.1.5 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
v ≤ 2.1.4
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (5)
x_refsource_MISCExploitPatchTechnical DescriptionThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://billblough.net/blog/2015/03/04/cve-2014-6440-heap-overflow-in-vlc-transcode-module/Mailing Listx_refsource_MLISTPatchThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
Source: [email protected]
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2015/q1/751VDB Entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72950x_refsource_MISCRelease NotesVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.videolan.org/developers/vlc-branch/NEWSVendor Advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
Source: [email protected]
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201603-08Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-119
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