CVE-2015-5949
medium
CVSS v3
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CVSS v2
6.8
VIR risk
6.8
Description
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.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-5949
OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 2.2.1-3 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 2.2.1-3 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 2.2.1-3 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 2.2.1-3 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 2.2.1-3 |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| videolan | vlc_media_player | {"endIncluding":"2.2.1"} | |
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
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-5949
CWEs
CWE-119
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.