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A vulnerability was found in VideoLAN VLC Media Player 2.2.1 (Multimedia Player Software) and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown function of the component 3GP File Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
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.
The weakness was released 08/25/2015 (Website). The advisory is shared at ocert.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2015-5949 since 08/06/2015. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 85574 (FreeBSD : vlc -- arbitrary pointer dereference vulnerability (a0a4e24c-4760-11e5-9391-3c970e169bc2)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family FreeBSD Local Security Checks.
There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (85574).
Product
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
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VulDB Temp Score: 7.3
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Exploiting
Class: Memory corruptionCWE: CWE-119
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Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Status: Not defined
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Nessus ID: 85574
Nessus Name: FreeBSD : vlc -- arbitrary pointer dereference vulnerability (a0a4e24c-4760-11e5-9391-3c970e169bc2)
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OpenVAS ID: 703342
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 3342-1 (vlc - security update)
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Threat Intelligence
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Countermeasures
Recommended: no mitigation knownStatus: 🔍
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Patch: git.videolan.org
Timeline
08/06/2015 🔍08/20/2015 🔍
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08/26/2015 🔍
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Sources
Vendor: videolan.orgAdvisory: 133266
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2015-5949 (🔍)
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Vulnerability Center: 52603 - VideoLAN VLC media player 2.2.1 Remote DoS or Code Execution via a Crafted 3GP File, Medium
SecurityFocus: 76448 - VLC Media Player CVE-2015-5949 Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability
Entry
Created: 08/26/2015 10:11Updated: 06/13/2022 14:13
Changes: 08/26/2015 10:11 (56), 12/23/2017 13:12 (11), 06/13/2022 14:10 (4), 06/13/2022 14:13 (1)
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