CVE-2011-1684: videolan vlc_media_player

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2011-1684 is a medium (CVSS 6.8) vulnerability in videolan vlc_media_player. EPSS estimates a 4.65% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 91.6% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 03-05-2011
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 06-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in the MP4_ReadBox_skcr function in libmp4.c in the MP4 demultiplexer in VideoLAN VLC media player 1.x before 1.1.9 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted MP4 file.

• 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.