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CVE-2011-0522

medium · 6.8

The 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

VendorProductAffected versions
videolanvlc_media_player1.1.0
videolanvlc_media_player1.1.1
videolanvlc_media_player1.1.2
videolanvlc_media_player1.1.3
videolanvlc_media_player1.1.4
videolanvlc_media_player1.1.5
videolanvlc_media_player1.1.6

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References

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