What is CVE-2021-25803?

CVE-2021-25803 is a high-severity vulnerability in Videolan Vlc Media Player, classified under Integer Overflow or Wraparound. CVSS score: 7.1/10. Published 2021-07-26.

How severe is CVE-2021-25803?

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

Integer overflow in Videolan Vlc Media Player

CVE-2021-25803

A buffer overflow vulnerability in the vlc_input_attachment_New 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: Integer Overflow

EPSS: 0.007 (50.9th 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-190 — Integer Overflow or Wraparound

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-25803?: CVE-2021-25803 is a high-severity vulnerability in Videolan Vlc Media Player, classified under Integer Overflow or Wraparound. CVSS score: 7.1/10. Published 2021-07-26.
How severe is CVE-2021-25803?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.1 out of 10.