What is CVE-2021-25801?

CVE-2021-25801 is a high-severity vulnerability in Videolan Vlc Media Player, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 7.1/10. Published 2021-07-26.

How severe is CVE-2021-25801?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.1 out of 10.

Is CVE-2021-25801 known to be exploited?

13 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Out-of-bounds Read in Videolan Vlc Media Player

CVE-2021-25801

A buffer overflow vulnerability in the __Parse_indx component of VideoLAN VLC Media Player 3.0.11 allows attackers to cause an out-of-bounds read via a crafted .avi file.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.015 (72.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Videolan Vlc_media_player — versions 3.0.11
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-125 — Out-of-bounds Read

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-25801?: CVE-2021-25801 is a high-severity vulnerability in Videolan Vlc Media Player, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 7.1/10. Published 2021-07-26.
How severe is CVE-2021-25801?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.1 out of 10.
Is CVE-2021-25801 known to be exploited?: 13 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.