CVE-2014-6440

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Summary

CVECVE-2014-6440
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-03-28 15:59:00 UTC
Updated2017-04-03 14:21:00 UTC
DescriptionVideoLAN VLC media player before 2.1.5 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-119

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Videolan Vlc All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
VLC Media Player 'audio.c' Heap-Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
oss-sec: CVE-2014-6440: Heap Overflow in VLC Transcode Module MLIST seclists.org Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
VLC: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201603-08) — Gentoo Security GENTOO security.gentoo.org Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
www.videolan.org/developers/vlc-branch/NEWS MISC www.videolan.org Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
CVE-2014-6440: Heap Overflow in VLC Transcode Module - Bill Blough MISC billblough.net Exploit, Patch, Technical Description, Third Party Advisory
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NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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