Critical severity · published Mar 28, 2017
CVE-2014-6440
VideoLAN VLC media player before 2.1.5 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service
9.8
CVSS
5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
VideoLAN VLC media player before 2.1.5 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)5.0% · higher than 92% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
VL
Vlc · Videolan
through 2.1.4 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-6440
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-6440
Exploit
http://billblough.net/blog/2015/03/04/cve-2014-6440-heap-overflow-in-vlc-transcode-module/
Patch
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2015/q1/751
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72950
Release Notes
http://www.videolan.org/developers/vlc-branch/NEWS
Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201603-08
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