9.3

CVE-2011-0531: videolan vlc_media_player Improper Input Validation

CVSS: 9.3v2.0HighModified
AliasesDEBIAN-CVE-2011-0531DSA-2159-1
Published 07-02-2011Last modified 06-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2011-0531 is a high (CVSS 9.3) Improper Input Validation vulnerability in videolan vlc_media_player. EPSS estimates a 41.85% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 98.6% of scored vulnerabilities. 2 public exploits are recorded.

Overall risk
70/100
0100
High · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
9.3/10
010
High · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
41.85%
0%100%
High · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits2metasploit, exploit-database

Timeline

  1. 07-02-2011
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 06-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

demux/mkv/mkv.hpp in the MKV demuxer plugin in VideoLAN VLC media player 1.1.6.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and execute arbitrary commands via a crafted MKV (WebM or Matroska) file that triggers memory corruption, related to "class mismatching" and the MKV_IS_ID macro.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

41.85%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

99%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 41.85% on 22-09-2026

22-09-202622-10-2026
EPSS score
41.85%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

2 found
  • MetasploitMetasploitremoteVerified

    VideoLAN VLC MKV Memory Corruption

    exploit/windows/fileformat/vlc_webm

    Maturity: weaponized

  • exploit-databaselocalwindowsVerified

    VideoLAN VLC Media Player 1.1.6 - 'MKV' Memory Corruption (Metasploit)

    Maturity: weaponized

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Debian1 product
  • vlc< 1.1.3-1squeeze3 | < 1.1.7-1
Videolan1 product
  • vlc_media_player≤ 1.1.6.1 | 0.1.99b | 0.1.99e | 0.1.99f | 0.1.99g | 0.1.99h | 0.1.99i | 0.2.0 | 0.2.60 | 0.2.61 | 0.2.62 | 0.2.63 | 0.2.70 | 0.2.71 | 0.2.72 | 0.2.73 | 0.2.80 | 0.2.81 | 0.2.82 | 0.2.83 | 0.2.90 | 0.2.91 | 0.2.92 | 0.3.0 | 0.3.1 | 0.4.0 | 0.4.1 | 0.4.2 | 0.4.3 | 0.4.4 | 0.4.5 | 0.4.6 | 0.5.0 | 0.5.1 | 0.5.2 | 0.5.3 | 0.6.0 | 0.6.1 | 0.6.2 | 0.7.0 | 0.7.2 | 0.8.0 | 0.8.1 | 0.8.2 | 0.8.4 | 0.8.5 | 0.8.6 | 0.9.2 | 0.9.3 | 0.9.4 | 0.9.5 | 0.9.6 | 0.9.8a | 0.9.9 | 0.9.10 | 1.0.0 | 1.0.1 | 1.0.2 | 1.0.3 | 1.0.4 | 1.0.5 | 1.0.6 | 1.1.0 | 1.1.1 | 1.1.2 | 1.1.3 | 1.1.4 | 1.1.5 | 1.1.6

2 vendors · 2 products

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