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CVE-2014-9598

2015-01-2100:00:00
ubuntu.com
ubuntu.com
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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.

Bugs

Notes

Author Note
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

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%