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.
Source: https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2014-9597
Reference (s):
- FULLDISC:20150116 VLC Media Player 2.1.5 Memory Corruption Vulnerabilities (CVE-2014-9597, CVE-2014-9597)
- URL: http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Jan/72
- GENTOO:GLSA-201603-08
- URL: https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201603-08
- http://www.binarysniper.net/2015/01/vlc-media-player-215-memory-corruption.html