6.8 Medium
CVSS2
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
0.122 Low
EPSS
Percentile
95.4%
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.
Author | Note |
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seth-arnold | vlc claims the bug is in libav, but also say “the 2.2.0-rc2 binaries already fix the problem” |
mdeslaur | as of 2015-05-08, no indication of a libav fix can’t reproduce with vlc 2.1.6 in trusty, or with precise |