CVE-2014-9598
N/A
Published: January 21, 2015 at 11:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 12:18 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorVLC media player
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 6%
Description
The picture_Release function in misc/picture.c in VideoLAN VLC media player 2.1.5 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (write access violation) via a crafted M2V file.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (5)
Mailing Listx_refsource_FULLDISC
Source: [email protected]
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Jan/72x_refsource_MISCURL Repurposed
Source: [email protected]
http://www.binarysniper.net/2015/01/vlc-media-player-215-memory-corruption.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
Source: [email protected]
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201603-08x_refsource_MISC
Source: [email protected]
https://trac.videolan.org/vlc/attachment/ticket/13390/windbglog.txtQuick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-20
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