CVE-2014-6440

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

• CWE-119

• http://billblough.net/blog/2015/03/04/cve-2014-6440-heap-overflow-in-vlc-transcode-module/Exploit, Patch, Technical Description, Third Party Advisory
• http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2015/q1/751Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72950Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• http://www.videolan.org/developers/vlc-branch/NEWSRelease Notes, Vendor Advisory
• https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201603-08Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• http://billblough.net/blog/2015/03/04/cve-2014-6440-heap-overflow-in-vlc-transcode-module/Exploit, Patch, Technical Description, Third Party Advisory
• http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2015/q1/751Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72950Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• http://www.videolan.org/developers/vlc-branch/NEWSRelease Notes, Vendor Advisory
• https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201603-08Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry

Published

Mar 28, 2017

Last Modified

Jun 17, 2026

Status

Modified

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