Public exploit available
Public proof-of-concept or exploit code exists (ExploitDB / Metasploit / Nuclei).

CVE-2011-0531 — Improper Input Validation in VLC Media Player

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation6 documents6 sources
Severity
9.3CRITICALNVD
EPSS
73.3%
top 1.20%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
PoC available
Public exploit / PoC exists
Affected products
1
Videolan VLC Media Player
Timeline
PublishedFeb 7
Latest updateMay 17

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 vector

AV:N/AC:M/C:C/I:C/A:CExploitability: 8.6 | Impact: 10.0

Affected Packages2 packages

▶Debianvideolan/vlc_media_player< 1.1.7-1+3

Patches

Patch: www.openwall.com ↗Patch: www.openwall.com ↗Patch: www.videolan.org ↗

🔴Vulnerability Details

3
GHSA
GHSA-w2cf-f7gp-7p29: demux/mkv/mkv↗2022-05-17
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OSV
CVE-2011-0531: demux/mkv/mkv↗2011-02-07
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CVEList
CVE-2011-0531: demux/mkv/mkv↗2011-02-07
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💥Exploits & PoCs

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Exploit-DB
VideoLAN VLC Media Player 1.1.6 - 'MKV' Memory Corruption (Metasploit)↗2011-02-08
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📋Vendor Advisories

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Debian
CVE-2011-0531: vlc - demux/mkv/mkv.hpp in the MKV demuxer plugin in VideoLAN VLC media player 1.1.6.1...↗2011
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