CVE-2015-5949 Use after free in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a crash or execute arbitrary code in VLC media player by tricking a user into opening a crafted 3GP file.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2015-5949?
CVE-2015-5949 is a medium-severity use after free vulnerability in Videolan Vlc Media Player, published on 25 Aug 2015. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
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.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-5949?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Videolan Vlc Media Player.
How do I fix CVE-2015-5949?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade to the fixed version. These bugs are found with fuzzing and sanitisers and avoided by memory-safe languages. More about Use after free.
Is CVE-2015-5949 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-5949 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Videolan Vlc Media Player
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2015-5949, DSA-3342-1, GHSA-jvqc-5hhq-rvwf, MGASA-2015-0324, MGASA-2015-0329.