UBUNTU-CVE-2015-5949

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-5949
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2015/UBUNTU-CVE-2015-5949.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2015-5949
Upstream
Withdrawn
2025-07-18T16:43:16Z
Published
2015-08-25T17:59:00Z
Modified
2025-07-16T07:02:10.639633Z
Severity
  • Ubuntu - medium
Summary
[none]
Details

VideoLAN VLC media player 2.2.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted 3GP file, which triggers the freeing of arbitrary pointers.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / vlc

Package

Name
vlc
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/vlc@2.1.6-0ubuntu14.04.1?arch=source&distro=trusty

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.1.6-0ubuntu14.04.1

Affected versions

2.*
2.0.8-1
2.1.1-1
2.1.2-1
2.1.2-2
2.1.2-2build1
2.1.2-2build2
2.1.4-0ubuntu14.04.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "2.1.6-0ubuntu14.04.1",
            "binary_name": "libvlc-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.1.6-0ubuntu14.04.1",
            "binary_name": "libvlc5"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.1.6-0ubuntu14.04.1",
            "binary_name": "libvlccore-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.1.6-0ubuntu14.04.1",
            "binary_name": "libvlccore7"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.1.6-0ubuntu14.04.1",
            "binary_name": "vlc"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.1.6-0ubuntu14.04.1",
            "binary_name": "vlc-data"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.1.6-0ubuntu14.04.1",
            "binary_name": "vlc-dbg"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.1.6-0ubuntu14.04.1",
            "binary_name": "vlc-nox"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.1.6-0ubuntu14.04.1",
            "binary_name": "vlc-plugin-fluidsynth"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.1.6-0ubuntu14.04.1",
            "binary_name": "vlc-plugin-jack"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.1.6-0ubuntu14.04.1",
            "binary_name": "vlc-plugin-notify"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.1.6-0ubuntu14.04.1",
            "binary_name": "vlc-plugin-pulse"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.1.6-0ubuntu14.04.1",
            "binary_name": "vlc-plugin-sdl"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.1.6-0ubuntu14.04.1",
            "binary_name": "vlc-plugin-svg"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.1.6-0ubuntu14.04.1",
            "binary_name": "vlc-plugin-zvbi"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2015/UBUNTU-CVE-2015-5949.json"

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / vlc

Package

Name
vlc
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/vlc@2.2.2-5?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.2.2-5

Affected versions

2.*
2.2.1-3
2.2.1-5
2.2.2-1
2.2.2-2
2.2.2-3
2.2.2-3build1
2.2.2-4

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "2.2.2-5",
            "binary_name": "libvlc-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.2.2-5",
            "binary_name": "libvlc5"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.2.2-5",
            "binary_name": "libvlc5-dbgsym"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.2.2-5",
            "binary_name": "libvlccore-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.2.2-5",
            "binary_name": "libvlccore8"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.2.2-5",
            "binary_name": "libvlccore8-dbgsym"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.2.2-5",
            "binary_name": "vlc"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.2.2-5",
            "binary_name": "vlc-data"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.2.2-5",
            "binary_name": "vlc-dbgsym"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.2.2-5",
            "binary_name": "vlc-nox"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.2.2-5",
            "binary_name": "vlc-nox-dbgsym"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.2.2-5",
            "binary_name": "vlc-plugin-fluidsynth"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.2.2-5",
            "binary_name": "vlc-plugin-fluidsynth-dbgsym"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.2.2-5",
            "binary_name": "vlc-plugin-jack"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.2.2-5",
            "binary_name": "vlc-plugin-jack-dbgsym"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.2.2-5",
            "binary_name": "vlc-plugin-notify"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.2.2-5",
            "binary_name": "vlc-plugin-notify-dbgsym"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.2.2-5",
            "binary_name": "vlc-plugin-samba"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.2.2-5",
            "binary_name": "vlc-plugin-samba-dbgsym"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.2.2-5",
            "binary_name": "vlc-plugin-sdl"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.2.2-5",
            "binary_name": "vlc-plugin-sdl-dbgsym"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.2.2-5",
            "binary_name": "vlc-plugin-svg"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.2.2-5",
            "binary_name": "vlc-plugin-svg-dbgsym"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.2.2-5",
            "binary_name": "vlc-plugin-zvbi"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.2.2-5",
            "binary_name": "vlc-plugin-zvbi-dbgsym"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2015/UBUNTU-CVE-2015-5949.json"