FKIE_CVE-2015-5949
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2015-08-25 17:59 - Updated: 2026-06-17 00:30
Severity
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.
References
Impacted products
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| videolan | vlc_media_player | * |
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"lastModified": "2026-06-17T00:30:09.930",
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