CVE-2014-9598

The picture_Release function in misc/picture.c in VideoLAN VLC media player 2.1.5 allows remote...

6.8 MediumPublic exploit

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.

Exploit likelihood

6.31%Down 3.6 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 6.8

Record: CVE-2014-9598
CVSS 2.0: 6.8 MediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness: CWE-20
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2014-9598
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2014-9412 No score

Record: EUVD-2014-9412
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-56pr-6ff4-492c No score

The picture_Release function in misc/picture.c in VideoLAN VLC media player 2.1.5 allows remote...

Record: GHSA-56pr-6ff4-492c
Weakness: CWE-20
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

videolan vlc media player

Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

Public exploits
Source	Link	Date
Exploit-DB	VideoLAN VLC Media Player 2.1.5 - Write Access Violation	2015-01-26

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2014-9598 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.8) in Videolan Vlc Media Player, published January 21, 2015. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 6.31%, the 93rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.