CVE-2014-9598: Videolan Vlc Media Player

Medium severity, CVSS 6.8. EPSS: 6.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

The picture_Release function in misc/picture.c in VideoLAN VLC media player 2.1.5 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (write access violation) via a crafted M2V file.

Affected products

• Videolan Vlc Media Player: version 2.1.5 only

Published 2015-01-21. Last modified 2026-06-17.