CVE-2014-9597
The picture_pool_Delete function in misc/picture_pool.c in VideoLAN VLC media player 2.1.5 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary…
- 6.8MediumCVSS base score
- 6.6%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 6.1% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- 1Public exploitsMetasploit, Nuclei and Exploit-DB
Description
The picture_pool_Delete function in misc/picture_pool.c in VideoLAN VLC media player 2.1.5 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (DEP violation and application crash) via a crafted FLV file.
Public exploit
An exploit or proof of concept is public: anyone can try it against an unpatched system. The public collections list an Exploit-DB entry for it.
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Exploit-DB1 entry
- VideoLAN VLC Media Player 2.1.5 - DEP Access Violation (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 35901local, windowspublished 26 Jan 2015Not verified
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Timeline
ID reserved
By mitre
- 6 days later
· 6 days later
Published
- 10 years later
· 10 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium6.8 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 6.6% · top 6.1% of all CVEs (10 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 6.8.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References
5
- http://www.binarysniper.net/2015/01/vlc-media-player-215-memory-corruption.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 20150116 VLC Media Player 2.1.5 Memory Corruption Vulnerabilities (CVE-2014-9597, CVE-2014-9597) (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCx_transferred
- GLSA-201603-08 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
- https://trac.videolan.org/vlc/ticket/13389 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://trac.videolan.org/vlc/attachment/ticket/13389/windbglog.txt (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2014-9411 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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[](https://cveledger.app/cve/CVE-2014-9597)Record last updated .