CVE-2011-0021: videolan vlc_media_player

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2011-0021 is a high (CVSS 9.3) vulnerability in videolan vlc_media_player. EPSS estimates a 5.83% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 93.1% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 25-01-2011
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 06-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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.

• CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory BufferThe product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.