CVE-2015-5949 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in VideoLAN VLC media player version 2.2.1, where a specially crafted 3GP file can cause a crash and potentially lead to arbitrary code execution by freeing arbitrary pointers. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 6.8, indicating a medium severity, and can be exploited remotely with medium attack complexity, potentially impacting confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, nor are there publicly available exploit modules in Metasploit or Nuclei, and it has received minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 2.2.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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