What is CVE-2021-25804?

CVE-2021-25804 is a high-severity vulnerability in Videolan Vlc Media Player, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2021-07-26.

How severe is CVE-2021-25804?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Is CVE-2021-25804 known to be exploited?

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

NULL pointer dereference in Videolan Vlc Media Player

CVE-2021-25804

A NULL-pointer dereference in "Open" in avi.c of VideoLAN VLC Media Player 3.0.11 can a denial of service (DOS) in the application.

EPSS: 0.018 (76.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

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

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-476 — NULL Pointer Dereference

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-25804?: CVE-2021-25804 is a high-severity vulnerability in Videolan Vlc Media Player, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2021-07-26.
How severe is CVE-2021-25804?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2021-25804 known to be exploited?: 13 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.