CVE-2011-2587: videolan vlc_media_player
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2011-2587 is a medium (CVSS 6.8) vulnerability in videolan vlc_media_player. EPSS estimates a 3.69% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 89.7% of scored vulnerabilities.
Not severe (CVSS 6.8, network access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources
Source freshness unavailable
How is this decided?Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 1 · Related 1Timeline
- 27-07-2011PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 06-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in the DemuxAudioSipr function in real.c in the RealMedia demuxer in VideoLAN VLC media player 1.1.x before 1.1.11 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted Real Media file.
CVSS metrics
1 score · 1 source · 1 versionEPSS trend
Probability
3.69%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
90%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
No change 0.00 pp
From 3.69% on 04-10-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in the CISA KEV catalog.
Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.
Not in the CIRCL catalog.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Known conditions: network-reachable, no authentication (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.
Debian1 product
- vlc< 1.1.11-1
Videolan1 product
- vlc_media_player1.1.0 | 1.1.1 | 1.1.2 | 1.1.3 | 1.1.4 | 1.1.4.1 | 1.1.5 | 1.1.6 | 1.1.6.1 | 1.1.7 | 1.1.8 | 1.1.9 | 1.1.10 | 1.1.10.1
2 vendors · 2 products
References
7 links- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14851VDB EntrySignatureX Refsource OVAL