CVE-2014-9597
Published: 21 January 2015
The picture_pool_Delete function in misc/picture_pool.c in VideoLAN VLC media player 2.1.5 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (DEP violation and application crash) via a crafted FLV file.
Notes
Author | Note |
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seth-arnold | vlc claims the bug is in libav, but "the 2.2.0-rc2 binaries already fix the problem" |
mdeslaur | as of 2015-05-08, no indication of a libav fix can reproduce with vlc 2.1.6 in trusty can't reproduce with vlc in precise |
Priority
Status
Package | Release | Status |
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vlc Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
lucid |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
precise |
Not vulnerable
|
|
trusty |
Released
(2.1.6-0ubuntu14.04.2)
|
|
upstream |
Needs triage
|
|
utopic |
Not vulnerable
(2.2.0-0ubuntu0.14.10.1)
|
|
vivid |
Not vulnerable
(2.2.0-0ubuntu1)
|
|
wily |
Not vulnerable
(2.2.0-0ubuntu1)
|
|
xenial |
Not vulnerable
(2.2.0-0ubuntu1)
|
|
Patches: upstream: https://github.com/videolan/vlc/commit/4d9f343c5341399b082b84af8010f28a36c2757e |