Buffer overflow in Videolan Vlc Media Player
CVE-2011-0021
Multiple heap-based buffer overflows in cdg.c in the CDG decoder in VideoLAN VLC Media Player before 1.1.6 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted CDG video.
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: 0.058 (92.9th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 93rd percentile — 92.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.058 · newest: 0.058 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Videolan Vlc Media Player — versions 0.1.99b, 0.1.99e, 0.1.99f
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/64879 (vdb-entry)
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval:org.mitre.oval:def:12460 (signature, vdb-entry)
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0185 (vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)
- openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/20/3 (mailing-list, Patch)
- openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/19/6 (mailing-list)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/45927 (vdb-entry)
- download.videolan.org/pub/videolan/vlc/1.1.6/vlc-1.1.6.tar.bz2 (Patch)
- git.videolan.org/