9.3

CVE-2011-2194: videolan vlc_media_player Numeric Errors

CVSS: 9.3v2.0HighModified
AliasesDEBIAN-CVE-2011-2194DSA-2257-1
Published 24-06-2011Last modified 06-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2011-2194 is a high (CVSS 9.3) Numeric Errors vulnerability in videolan vlc_media_player. EPSS estimates a 9.18% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 95.3% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Overall risk
70/100
0100
High · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
9.3/10
010
High · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
9.18%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits1exploit-database

Timeline

  1. 24-06-2011
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 06-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Integer overflow in the XSPF playlist parser in VideoLAN VLC media player 0.8.5 through 1.1.9 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors that trigger a heap-based buffer overflow.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

9.18%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

95%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 9.18% on 22-09-2026

22-09-202622-10-2026
EPSS score
9.18%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

1 found
  • exploit-databasedoswindowsVerified

    VideoLAN VLC Media Player 1.1.9 - XSPF Playlist Local File Integer Overflow

    Maturity: poc

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Debian1 product
  • vlc< 1.1.3-1squeeze6 | < 1.1.10-1
Videolan1 product
  • vlc_media_player0.8.5 | 0.8.6 | 0.8.6a | 0.8.6b | 0.8.6c | 0.8.6d | 0.8.6e | 0.8.6f | 0.8.6g | 0.8.6h | 0.8.6i | 0.9.0 | 0.9.1 | 0.9.2 | 0.9.3 | 0.9.4 | 0.9.5 | 0.9.6 | 0.9.8a | 0.9.9 | 0.9.9a | 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 | 1.1.4.1 | 1.1.5 | 1.1.6 | 1.1.7 | 1.1.8 | 1.1.9

2 vendors · 2 products

References

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