CRITICAL
VideoLAN VLC media player before 2.1.5 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service
Published Mar 28, 2017
9.8
CRITICALCVSS 3.0
EPSS 4.98%
Description
VideoLAN VLC media player before 2.1.5 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
9.8 CRITICAL NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact High
Integrity Impact High
Availability Impact High
7.5 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
4.98% 0.04985
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.04985
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (14 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 4.98% (0.04985) | 91.95th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 4.98% (0.04985) | 91.07th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| May 13, 2026 | 6.70% (0.06700) | 91.34th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Nov 29, 2025 | 5.34% (0.05344) | 89.69th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 7.08% (0.07084) | 90.64th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 14.81% (0.14811) | 90.89th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 7.08% (0.07084) | 90.85th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.75% (0.01751) | 88.45th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 14, 2024 | 1.75% (0.01751) | 88.01th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 8, 2023 | 1.75% (0.01751) | 86.00th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.78% (0.01780) | 86.09th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 3.79% (0.03795) | 85.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 3.79% (0.03795) | 84.06th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 3.79% (0.03795) | 67.25th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (5)
- http://billblough.net/blog/2015/03/04/cve-2014-6440-heap-overflow-in-vlc-transcode-module/ x_refsource_MISCExploitPatchTechnical DescriptionThird Party Advisory
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2015/q1/751 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTPatchThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72950 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.videolan.org/developers/vlc-branch/NEWS x_refsource_MISCRelease NotesVendor Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201603-08 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://billblough.net/blog/2015/03/04/cve-2014-6440-heap-overflow-in-vlc-transcode-module/ | x_refsource_MISCExploitPatchTechnical DescriptionThird Party Advisory | |
| http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2015/q1/751 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTPatchThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72950 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| http://www.videolan.org/developers/vlc-branch/NEWS | x_refsource_MISCRelease NotesVendor Advisory | |
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201603-08 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Mar 28, 2017
Updated Aug 6, 2024
Reserved Sep 16, 2014
Link CVE-2014-6440
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a