VideoLAN VLC Media Player 2.2.1 3GP File Handler buffer overflow : 8/26/2015 3:37:55 AM
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VideoLAN VLC Media Player 2.2.1 3GP File Handler buffer overflow
8/24/2015 7:00:00 PM
General
scipID: 77441
Affected: VideoLAN VLC Media Player 2.2.1
Published: 08/25/2015
Risk: critical
Created: 08/26/2015
Entry: 65.3% complete
Summary
A vulnerability was found in VideoLAN VLC Media Player 2.2.1 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 buffer overflow vulnerability. 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. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2015-5949. 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.
There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.
CVSS
Base Score: 6.8 (CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) [?]
Temp Score: 6.8 (CVSS2#E:ND/RL:ND/RC:ND) [?]
CPE
Exploiting
Class: Buffer overflow
Local: No
Remote: Yes
Availability: No
Countermeasures
Recommended: no mitigation known
0-Day Time: 0 days since found
Timeline
08/25/2015 | Advisory disclosed
08/26/2015 | VulDB entry created
08/26/2015 | VulDB entry updated
Sources
CVE: CVE-2015-5949 (mitre.org) (nvd.nist.org) (cvedetails.com)
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