Buffer overflow in Videolan Vlc Media Player
CVE-2010-3275
libdirectx_plugin.dll in VideoLAN VLC Media Player before 1.1.8 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted width in an AMV file, related to a "dangling pointer vulnerability."
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 9.3 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.755 (99.5th percentile), scored .
High probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — patch promptly. 100th percentile — 99.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.755 · newest: 0.755 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Videolan Vlc Media Player — versions 0.1.99b, 0.1.99e, 0.1.99f
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- securitytracker.com/id (vdb-entry)
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0759 (vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)
- www.videolan.org/vlc/releases/1.1.8.html (Patch)
- secunia.com/advisories/43826 (Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- www.metasploit.com/modules/exploit/windows/browser/vlc_amv (Exploit)
- www.coresecurity.com/content/vlc-vulnerabilities-amv-nsv-files
- www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2211 (vendor-advisory)
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/17048 (Exploit, exploit)
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/517150/100/0/threaded (mailing-list)
- www.osvdb.org/71277 (vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2010-3275?
- CVE-2010-3275 is a vulnerability in Videolan Vlc Media Player, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. Published 2011-03-28.
- Is CVE-2010-3275 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.