CVE-2014-9598

Published: 21 January 2015

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.

Notes

vlc claims the bug is in libav, but also say "the 2.2.0-rc2
binaries already fix the problem"

as of 2015-05-08, no indication of a libav fix
can't reproduce with vlc 2.1.6 in trusty, or with precise

Status

References

• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Jan/72
• http://www.binarysniper.net/2015/01/vlc-media-player-215-memory-corruption.html
• https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-9598
• NVD
• Launchpad
• Debian

Bugs

• https://trac.videolan.org/vlc/ticket/13390