CVE-2014-9598

Publication date 21 January 2015

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Medium

Why this priority?

The picture_Release function in misc/picture.c in VideoLAN VLC media player 2.1.5 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (write access violation) via a crafted M2V file.

Read the notes from the security team

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
vlc 15.04 vivid
Not affected
14.10 utopic
Not affected
14.04 LTS trusty
Not affected
12.04 LTS precise
Not affected
10.04 LTS lucid Ignored end of life

Notes

seth-arnold

vlc claims the bug is in libav, but also say "the 2.2.0-rc2 binaries already fix the problem"

mdeslaur

as of 2015-05-08, no indication of a libav fix can't reproduce with vlc 2.1.6 in trusty, or with precise