CVE-2014-6440
VLC Media Player Remote Code Execution and Denial of Service Vulnerability
Description
VideoLAN VLC media player before 2.1.5 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service.
INFO
Published Date :
March 28, 2017, 3:59 p.m.
Last Modified :
April 3, 2017, 2:21 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
5.9
Exploitability Score :
3.9
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2014-6440.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| http://billblough.net/blog/2015/03/04/cve-2014-6440-heap-overflow-in-vlc-transcode-module/ | Exploit Patch Technical Description Third Party Advisory |
| http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2015/q1/751 | Patch Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72950 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| http://www.videolan.org/developers/vlc-branch/NEWS | Release Notes Vendor Advisory |
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201603-08 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
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CVE-2014-6440 vulnerability over time.
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Apr. 03, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72950 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72950 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201603-08 No Types Assigned https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201603-08 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type http://billblough.net/blog/2015/03/04/cve-2014-6440-heap-overflow-in-vlc-transcode-module/ No Types Assigned http://billblough.net/blog/2015/03/04/cve-2014-6440-heap-overflow-in-vlc-transcode-module/ Exploit, Patch, Technical Description, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2015/q1/751 No Types Assigned http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2015/q1/751 Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type http://www.videolan.org/developers/vlc-branch/NEWS No Types Assigned http://www.videolan.org/developers/vlc-branch/NEWS Release Notes, Vendor Advisory Added CWE CWE-119 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc:2.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous)
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2014-6440 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2014-6440
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
1.75 }} -0.03%
score
0.85999
percentile