CVE-2011-0021
critical
CVSS v3
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CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
9.3
Description
Multiple heap-based buffer overflows in cdg.c in the CDG decoder in VideoLAN VLC Media Player before 1.1.6 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted CDG video.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
Debian Fixed 5 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| trixie | Fixed | 1.1.3-1squeeze2 |
| sid | Fixed | 1.1.3-1squeeze2 |
| forky | Fixed | 1.1.3-1squeeze2 |
| bullseye | Fixed | 1.1.3-1squeeze2 |
| bookworm | Fixed | 1.1.3-1squeeze2 |
Application impact
References
- http://download.videolan.org/pub/videolan/vlc/1.1.6/vlc-1.1.6.tar.bz2
- http://git.videolan.org/?p=vlc.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=f9b664eac0e1a7bceed9d7b5854fd9fc351b4aab
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/19/6
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/20/3
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45927
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0185
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/64879
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12460
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2011-0021
CWEs
CWE-119
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
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