Description
A vulnerability in the transcode module was found in VLC media player versions before 2.1.5. By exploiting this vulnerability malicious users can cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code. This vulnerability can be exploited remotely via a non-malicious input.
Technical details
This vulnerability can allow a corrupted stream to cause a buffer overflow on the heap.
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CVE list
- CVE-2014-6440 critical
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