CVE-2014-9598

VideoLAN VLC media player <2.1.5 - RCE

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2014-9598. PoCs published by Veysel HATAS.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This is a writeup describing a memory corruption vulnerability in VLC Media Player 2.1.5 triggered by a crafted M2V file. It includes references to CVE-2014-9598, NIST, OSVDB, and a VLC ticket, but does not contain exploit code.

Description

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.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WRITEUP
by Veysel HATAS · textlocalwindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/35902

This is a writeup describing a memory corruption vulnerability in VLC Media Player 2.1.5 triggered by a crafted M2V file. It includes references to CVE-2014-9598, NIST, OSVDB, and a VLC ticket, but does not contain exploit code.

Classification
Writeup 90%
Attack Type
Rce
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Theoretical
Target: VLC Media Player 2.1.5
No auth needed
Prerequisites: A crafted M2V file · User interaction to open the file in VLC
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (5)

Core 5
Core References
Various Sources x_refsource_misc
https://trac.videolan.org/vlc/ticket/13390
Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_fulldisc
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Jan/72
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_gentoo
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201603-08

Scores

EPSS 0.0631
EPSS Percentile 92.8%

Details

CWE
CWE-20
Status published
Products (1)
videolan/vlc_media_player 2.1.5
Published Jan 21, 2015
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026