CVE-2014-6440
critical
CVSS v3
9.8
CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
9.8
Description
VideoLAN VLC media player before 2.1.5 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
97%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
Debian Fixed 5 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| trixie | Fixed | 2.1.5-1 |
| sid | Fixed | 2.1.5-1 |
| forky | Fixed | 2.1.5-1 |
| bullseye | Fixed | 2.1.5-1 |
| bookworm | Fixed | 2.1.5-1 |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| videolan | vlc | {"endIncluding":"2.1.4"} | |
References
- http://billblough.net/blog/2015/03/04/cve-2014-6440-heap-overflow-in-vlc-transcode-module/
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2015/q1/751
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72950
- http://www.videolan.org/developers/vlc-branch/NEWS
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201603-08
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-6440
CWEs
CWE-119
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
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