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CVE-2014-6440

Published: 28 March 2017

VideoLAN VLC media player before 2.1.5 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service.

Notes

AuthorNote
tyhicks
See oss-security thread for links to backported fixes

Priority

Medium

Cvss 3 Severity Score

9.8

Score breakdown

Status

Package Release Status
vlc
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
lucid Ignored
(end of life)
precise Ignored
(end of life)
upstream
Released (2.1.5-1)
utopic Not vulnerable
(2.2.0~pre2-4build1)
wily Not vulnerable

xenial Not vulnerable

yakkety Not vulnerable

zesty Not vulnerable

vivid Not vulnerable

trusty
Released (2.1.6-0ubuntu14.04.1)

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 9.8
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity impact High
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H