MGASA-2015-0324

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CVE-2015-5949
Published: 25 Aug 2015, 18:17
Last modified:16 Apr 2026, 06:23

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
minimal
0/100
CVSS Score
No data
EPSS Score
No data
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

25 Aug 2015, 18:17
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
16 Apr 2026, 06:23
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

Updated vlc packages fix security vulnerability Loren Maggiore of Trail of Bits discovered that the 3GP parser of VLC, a multimedia player and streamer, could dereference an arbitrary pointer due to insufficient restrictions on a writable buffer. This could allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted 3GP files (CVE-2015-5949).

Affected Systems

  • mageia•vlc

    < 2.2.1-1.1.mga5 | < 2.2.1-1.1.mga5.tainted

References (4)