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.
References (9)
Core 9
Core References
Patch x_refsource_confirm
https://git.videolan.org/?p=vlc/vlc-2.2.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=ce91452460a75d7424b165c4dc8db98114c3cbd9%3Bhp=9e12195d3e4316278af1fa4bcb6a705ff27456fd
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_debian
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3342
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_gentoo
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201603-08
Mailing List mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/08/20/8
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list
x_refsource_bugtraq
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/536287/100/0/threaded
US Government Resource x_refsource_misc
https://www.ocert.org/advisories/ocert-2015-009.html
Mailing List vendor-advisory
x_refsource_suse
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00040.html
Mailing List mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/08/20/3
Exploit, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/133266/VLC-2.2.1-Arbitrary-Pointer-Dereference.html
Scores
EPSS
0.1334
EPSS Percentile
95.9%
Details
CWE
CWE-119
Status
published
Products (1)
videolan/vlc_media_player
< 2.2.1
Published
Aug 25, 2015
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026