Improper input validation in Videolan Vlc Media Player

CVE-2011-0531

demux/mkv/mkv.hpp in the MKV demuxer plugin in VideoLAN VLC media player 1.1.6.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and execute arbitrary commands via a crafted MKV (WebM or Matroska) file that triggers memory corruption, related to "class mismatching" and the MKV_IS_ID macro.

Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)

EPSS: 0.416 (98.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2011-0531?
CVE-2011-0531 is a vulnerability in Videolan Vlc Media Player, classified under Improper Input Validation. Published 2011-02-07.
Is CVE-2011-0531 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.