Buffer overflow in Videolan Vlc Media Player
CVE-2011-1087
Buffer overflow in VideoLAN VLC media player 1.0.5 allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted .mp3 file that is played during bookmark creation.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 7.6 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.081 (94.6th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 95th percentile — 94.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.081 · newest: 0.081 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Videolan Vlc Media Player — versions 1.0.5
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/03/9 (mailing-list)
- openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/03/8 (mailing-list)
- secunia.com/advisories/38853 (Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/02/3 (mailing-list)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/38569 (Exploit, vdb-entry)
- www.zeroscience.mk/en/vulnerabilities/ZSL-2010-4931.php (Exploit)
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval:org.mitre.oval:def:14532 (signature, vdb-entry)
- www.osvdb.org/62728 (vdb-entry)
- openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/28/7 (mailing-list)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2011-1087?
- CVE-2011-1087 is a vulnerability in Videolan Vlc Media Player, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. Published 2011-05-03.
- Is CVE-2011-1087 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.