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Critical severity9.8NVD Advisory· Published Mar 28, 2017· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2014-6440

CVE-2014-6440

Description

VideoLAN VLC media player before 2.1.5 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service.

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Affected products

2

VideoLAN/Vlc
cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range: <=2.1.4
VideoLAN/VLC media playerllm-fuzzy
Range: <2.1.5

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

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seclists.org/oss-sec/2015/q1/751nvdPatchThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
billblough.net/blog/2015/03/04/cve-2014-6440-heap-overflow-in-vlc-transcode-module/nvdExploitPatchTechnical DescriptionThird Party Advisory
www.securityfocus.com/bid/72950nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
www.videolan.org/developers/vlc-branch/NEWSnvdRelease NotesVendor Advisory
security.gentoo.org/glsa/201603-08nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

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