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CVE-2015-5949 Details

Description

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00040.html CVE
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/133266/VLC-2.2.1-Arbitrary-Pointer-Dereference.html CVE
https://git.videolan.org/?p=vlc/vlc-2.2.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=ce91452460a75d7424b165c4dc8db98114c3cbd9%3Bhp=9e12195d3e4316278af1fa4bcb6a705ff27456fd CVE
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201603-08 CVE
https://www.ocert.org/advisories/ocert-2015-009.html CVEUS Government Resource

see all 18 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
videolan vlc media player
<= 2.2.1

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

10 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2015-5949
NVD Published Date:
Aug 25, 2015
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2015-5949 Details - Not Deferred