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CRITICAL
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 :

Nov. 21, 2024, 2:14 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2014-6440 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Videolan vlc_media_player
2 Videolan vlc
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
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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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2014-6440 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://billblough.net/blog/2015/03/04/cve-2014-6440-heap-overflow-in-vlc-transcode-module/
    Added Reference http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2015/q1/751
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72950
    Added Reference http://www.videolan.org/developers/vlc-branch/NEWS
    Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201603-08
  • 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)
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.99 }} -0.76%

score

0.83309

percentile

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