CVE-2015-5949: videolan vlc_media_player
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2015-5949 is a medium (CVSS 6.8) vulnerability in videolan vlc_media_player. EPSS estimates a 13.34% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 96.4% of scored vulnerabilities.
Not severe (CVSS 6.8, network access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources
Source freshness unavailable
How is this decided?Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 1 · Related 1Timeline
- 25-08-2015PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 06-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
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.
CVSS metrics
1 score · 1 source · 1 versionEPSS trend
Probability
13.34%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
96%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
No change 0.00 pp
From 13.34% on 04-10-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEVNot in the CISA KEV catalog.
ENISA CNWNot in the ENISA CNW catalog.
CIRCLNot in the CIRCL catalog.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Known conditions: network-reachable, no authentication (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.
Mageia2 products
- vlc< 2.1.6-1.1.mga4 | < 2.1.6-1.1.mga4.tainted
- vlc< 2.2.1-1.1.mga5 | < 2.2.1-1.1.mga5.tainted
Debian1 product
- vlc< 2.2.1-3 | < 2.2.0~rc2-2+deb8u1
Ubuntu1 product
- vlc< 2.1.6-0ubuntu14.04.1 | < 2.2.2-5
Videolan1 product
- vlc_media_player≤ 2.2.1
4 vendors · 5 products
References
18 links- git.videolan.orgX Refsource CONFIRM
