CVE-2014-9598 EXPLOIT
6.8
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 6.3% (pctl 93)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 6.8 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| EPSS | 6.31% — more likely to be exploited than 93% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-20 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2015-01-21 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| videolan | vlc media player |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | VideoLAN VLC Media Player 2.1.5 - Write Access Violation | 2015-01-26 |
References
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Jan/72
- http://www.binarysniper.net/2015/01/vlc-media-player-215-memory-corruption.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201603-08
- https://trac.videolan.org/vlc/attachment/ticket/13390/windbglog.txt
- https://trac.videolan.org/vlc/ticket/13390
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Jan/72
- http://www.binarysniper.net/2015/01/vlc-media-player-215-memory-corruption.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201603-08
- https://trac.videolan.org/vlc/attachment/ticket/13390/windbglog.txt
- https://trac.videolan.org/vlc/ticket/13390
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