Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2015-5949 (CCN-105924)

Assigned:2015-08-03
Published:2015-08-03
Updated:2018-10-09
Summary: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.
CVSS v3 Severity:5.5 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L)
4.8 Medium (CCN Temporal CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): Low
User Interaction (UI): Required
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Low
Integrity (I): Low
Availibility (A): Low
CVSS v2 Severity:6.8 Medium (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Medium
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): Partial
6.5 Medium (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): Single_Instance
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): Partial
Vulnerability Type:CWE-119
Vulnerability Consequences:Gain Access
References:Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2015-5949

Source: SUSE
Type: UNKNOWN
openSUSE-SU-2016:0476

Source: MISC
Type: UNKNOWN
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/133266/VLC-2.2.1-Arbitrary-Pointer-Dereference.html

Source: DEBIAN
Type: UNKNOWN
DSA-3342

Source: MLIST
Type: UNKNOWN
[oss-security] 20150820 [oCERT-2015-009] VLC arbitrary pointer dereference

Source: MLIST
Type: UNKNOWN
[oss-security] 20150820 Re: [oCERT-2015-009] VLC arbitrary pointer dereference

Source: BUGTRAQ
Type: UNKNOWN
20150820 [oCERT-2015-009] VLC arbitrary pointer dereference

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
vlc-cve20155949-dos(105924)

Source: CCN
Type: VLC GIT Repository
VLC

Source: CONFIRM
Type: UNKNOWN
https://git.videolan.org/?p=vlc/vlc-2.2.git;a=commitdiff;h=ce91452460a75d7424b165c4dc8db98114c3cbd9;hp=9e12195d3e4316278af1fa4bcb6a705ff27456fd

Source: CCN
Type: Packet Storm Security [08-23-2015]
VLC 2.2.1 Arbitrary Pointer Dereference

Source: GENTOO
Type: UNKNOWN
GLSA-201603-08

Source: MISC
Type: US Government Resource
https://www.ocert.org/advisories/ocert-2015-009.html

Source: CCN
Type: WhiteSource Vulnerability Database
CVE-2015-5949

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/a:videolan:vlc_media_player:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (Version <= 2.2.1)

    • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/a:videolan:vlc_media_player:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    Oval Definitions
    Definition IDClassTitleLast Modified
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:20155949
    V
    		CVE-2015-5949
    2022-06-30
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:112904
    P
    		libvlc5-2.2.4-11.1 on GA media (Moderate)
    2022-01-17
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:106363
    P
    		libvlc5-2.2.4-11.1 on GA media (Moderate)
    2021-10-01
    oval:org.cisecurity:def:43
    P
    		DSA-3342-1 -- vlc -- security update
    2016-02-08
    oval:com.ubuntu.precise:def:20155949000
    V
    		CVE-2015-5949 on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (precise) - medium.
    2015-08-25
    oval:com.ubuntu.trusty:def:20155949000
    V
    		CVE-2015-5949 on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (trusty) - medium.
    2015-08-25
    oval:com.ubuntu.xenial:def:201559490000000
    V
    		CVE-2015-5949 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (xenial) - medium.
    2015-08-25
    oval:com.ubuntu.xenial:def:20155949000
    V
    		CVE-2015-5949 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (xenial) - medium.
    2015-08-25
    BACK
    videolan vlc media player *
    videolan vlc media player 1.0.1