CVE-2014-9598

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions VLC media player version 2.1.5

Description The issue concerns the picture Release function in misc/picture.c, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service via a crafted M2V file.

Recommendations For VLC media player version 2.1.5, consider updating to a newer version to mitigate the risk, as the current version contains a function that can be exploited to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.