CVE-2011-0522
medium · 6.8The StripTags function in (1) the USF decoder (modules/codec/subtitles/subsdec.c) and (2) the Text decoder (modules/codec/subtitles/subsusf.c) in VideoLAN VLC Media Player 1.1 before 1.1.6-rc allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a subtitle with an opening "<" without a closing ">" in an MKV file, which triggers heap memory corruption, as demonstrated using refined-australia-blu720p-sample.mkv.
6.8
CVSS
51.5%
EPSS (exploit prob.)
99th
EPSS percentile
2011-02-07
Published
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weaknesses
CWE-119
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| videolan | vlc_media_player | 1.1.0 |
| videolan | vlc_media_player | 1.1.1 |
| videolan | vlc_media_player | 1.1.2 |
| videolan | vlc_media_player | 1.1.3 |
| videolan | vlc_media_player | 1.1.4 |
| videolan | vlc_media_player | 1.1.5 |
| videolan | vlc_media_player | 1.1.6 |
Check a specific version with /api/v1/cve/match.
References
- http://git.videolan.org/gitweb.cgi?p=vlc/vlc-1.1.git%3Ba=tag%3Bh=bb16813ddb61a53113c71bccc525559405785452
- http://mailman.videolan.org/pipermail/vlc-devel/2011-January/078607.html
- http://mailman.videolan.org/pipermail/vlc-devel/2011-January/078614.html
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8064
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/16108
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/25/7
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/25/9
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46008
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0225
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/65029
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12414
- http://git.videolan.org/gitweb.cgi?p=vlc/vlc-1.1.git%3Ba=tag%3Bh=bb16813ddb61a53113c71bccc525559405785452
- http://mailman.videolan.org/pipermail/vlc-devel/2011-January/078607.html
- http://mailman.videolan.org/pipermail/vlc-devel/2011-January/078614.html
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8064
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/16108
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/25/7
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/25/9
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46008
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0225
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/65029
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12414
Query this programmatically:
curl https://evil-db.io/api/v1/cve/CVE-2011-0522