CVE-2011-0531
demux/mkv/mkv.hpp in the MKV demuxer plugin in VideoLAN VLC media player 1.1.6.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and execute arbitrary commands via a crafted MKV (WebM or Matroska) file that triggers memory…
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 41.9%, higher than 99% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
demux/mkv/mkv.hpp in the MKV demuxer plugin in VideoLAN VLC media player 1.1.6.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and execute arbitrary commands via a crafted MKV (WebM or Matroska) file that triggers memory corruption, related to "class mismatching" and the MKV_IS_ID macro.
- CVSS 2.0
- 9.3 HIGHAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 41.85% probability · 99th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Affected
- videolan/vlc media player
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- http://git.videolan.org/?p=vlc.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=59491dcedffbf97612d2c572943b56ee4289dd07
- http://osvdb.org/70698
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43131Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43242
- http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2159
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/31/4Patch
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/31/8Patch
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46060
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1025018
- http://www.videolan.org/security/sa1102.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0363
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/65045
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12415
- http://git.videolan.org/?p=vlc.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=59491dcedffbf97612d2c572943b56ee4289dd07
- http://osvdb.org/70698
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43131Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43242
- http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2159
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/31/4Patch
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/31/8Patch
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46060
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1025018
- http://www.videolan.org/security/sa1102.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0363
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/65045
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12415
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.