CVE-2015-5949

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    CVE-2015-5949

    Published: 25 Aug 2015Last Modified: 16 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3342, 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.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

    Affected packages

    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
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