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    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.

    Published:Aug 25, 2015
    Last Modified:Apr 12, 2025
    EPS:Aug 25, 2015
    EPSS Score:0.06958
    CVSS Score:6.8

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Videolan
    Product
    Vlc Media Player

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

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    References

    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00040.html
    http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/133266/VLC-2.2.1-Arbitrary-Pointer-Dereference.html
    http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3342
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/08/20/3
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/08/20/8
    http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/536287/100/0/threaded
    https://git.videolan.org/?p=vlc/vlc-2.2.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=ce91452460a75d7424b165c4dc8db98114c3cbd9%3Bhp=9e12195d3e4316278af1fa4bcb6a705ff27456fd
    https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201603-08
    https://www.ocert.org/advisories/ocert-2015-009.html
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00040.html
    http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/133266/VLC-2.2.1-Arbitrary-Pointer-Dereference.html
    http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3342
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/08/20/3
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/08/20/8
    http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/536287/100/0/threaded
    https://git.videolan.org/?p=vlc/vlc-2.2.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=ce91452460a75d7424b165c4dc8db98114c3cbd9%3Bhp=9e12195d3e4316278af1fa4bcb6a705ff27456fd
    https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201603-08
    https://www.ocert.org/advisories/ocert-2015-009.html

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High