4.8

CVE-2025-51602: videolan vlc_media_player Out-of-bounds Read

CVSS: 4.8v3.1MediumDeferred
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2025-51602DEBIAN-CVE-2025-51602DLA-4507-1
Published 16-01-2026Last modified 23-03-2026
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2025-51602 is a medium (CVSS 4.8) Out-of-bounds Read vulnerability in videolan vlc_media_player. EPSS estimates a 0.41% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 33.9% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
19/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
4.8/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.41%
0%100%
Low · -0.01 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 16-01-2026
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 23-03-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

mmstu.c in VideoLAN VLC media player before 3.0.22 allows an out-of-bounds read and denial of service via a crafted 0x01 response from an MMS server.

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 4 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.41%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

34%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

-0.01 pp

From 0.41% on 21-09-2026

21-09-202621-10-2026
EPSS score
0.41%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Debian1 product
  • vlc< 3.0.22-1 | < 3.0.22-0+deb12u1 | < 3.0.22-0+deb13u1 | < 3.0.23-0+deb11u1
Ubuntu1 product
  • vlcAll versions (No fix recorded)
Videolan1 product

3 vendors · 3 products

References

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