Buffer overflow in Videolan Vlc Media Player

CVE-2011-2587

Heap-based buffer overflow in the DemuxAudioSipr function in real.c in the RealMedia demuxer in VideoLAN VLC media player 1.1.x before 1.1.11 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted Real Media file.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.037 (88.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

Videolan Vlc_media_player — versions 1.1.0, 1.1.1, 1.1.2
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

PSIRT-CNA@flexerasoftware.com (signature, x_refsource_OVAL, vdb-entry)
PSIRT-CNA@flexerasoftware.com (x_refsource_SECUNIA, Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
PSIRT-CNA@flexerasoftware.com (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
PSIRT-CNA@flexerasoftware.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
PSIRT-CNA@flexerasoftware.com (vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF)
PSIRT-CNA@flexerasoftware.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Vendor Advisory)