UBUNTU-CVE-2014-9597

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2014-9597

    Published: 21 Jan 2015Last Modified: 22 Apr 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2014-9597

    Summary:

    Details: The picture_pool_Delete function in misc/picture_pool.c in VideoLAN VLC media player 2.1.5 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (DEP violation and application crash) via a crafted FLV file.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-9597, http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Jan/72, http://www.binarysniper.net/2015/01/vlc-media-player-215-memory-corruption.html, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-9597

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: vlc

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]?arch=source&distro=trusty

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -2.1.6-0ubuntu14.04.2

    Affected versions

    2.0.8-1

    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