CVE-2011-3623: videolan vlc_media_player

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2011-3623 is a high (CVSS 7.5) vulnerability in videolan vlc_media_player. EPSS estimates a 4.33% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 91.1% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 26-12-2014
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 06-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in VideoLAN VLC media player before 1.0.2 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via (1) a crafted ASF file, related to the ASF_ObjectDumpDebug function in modules/demux/asf/libasf.c; (2) a crafted AVI file, related to the AVI_ChunkDumpDebug_level function in modules/demux/avi/libavi.c; or (3) a crafted MP4 file, related to the __MP4_BoxDumpStructure function in modules/demux/mp4/libmp4.c.

• 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.