CVE-2021-25801
published 2021-07-26CVE-2021-25801: A buffer overflow vulnerability in the __Parse_indx component of VideoLAN VLC Media Player 3.0.11 allows attackers to cause an out-of-bounds read via a crafted…
PriorityP428high7.1CVSS 3.1
AVLACLPRNUIRSUCHINAH
EPSS
1.52%
71.5th percentile
A buffer overflow vulnerability in the __Parse_indx component of VideoLAN VLC Media Player 3.0.11 allows attackers to cause an out-of-bounds read via a crafted .avi file.
Affected
10 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | vlc | < vlc 3.0.12-1 (bookworm) | vlc 3.0.12-1 (bookworm) |
| videolan | vlc_media_player | — | — |
| videolan | vlc_media_player | >= 0 < 3.0.12-1 | 3.0.12-1 |
| videolan | vlc_media_player | >= 0 < 3.0.12-1 | 3.0.12-1 |
| videolan | vlc_media_player | >= 0 < 3.0.12-1 | 3.0.12-1 |
| videolan | vlc_media_player | >= 0 < 3.0.12-1 | 3.0.12-1 |
| videolan | vlc_media_player | >= 0 < 2.2.2-5ubuntu0.16.04.5+esm2 | 2.2.2-5ubuntu0.16.04.5+esm2 |
| videolan | vlc_media_player | >= 0 < 3.0.8-0ubuntu18.04.1+esm1 | 3.0.8-0ubuntu18.04.1+esm1 |
| videolan | vlc_media_player | >= 0 < 3.0.9.2-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 | 3.0.9.2-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 |
| videolan | vlc_media_player | >= 0 < 3.0.16-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 | 3.0.16-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.17.1HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
nvdv2.05.8MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P
osv7.8HIGH
vendor_ubuntu7.8HIGH
vendor_debian7.1HIGH
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Ubuntu
VLC media player vulnerabilities
vendor_ubuntu·2023-06-20·CVSS 7.8
CVE-2021-25801 [HIGH] VLC media player vulnerabilities
Title: VLC media player vulnerabilities
Summary: Several security issues were fixed in VLC media player.
It was discovered that VLC could be made to read out of bounds when
decoding image files. If a user were tricked into opening a crafted image
file, a remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause VLC to
crash, leading to a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu
16.04 LTS and Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. (CVE-2019-19721)
It was discovered that VLC could be made to write out of bounds when
processing H.264 video files. If a user were tricked into opening a
crafted H.264 video file, a remote attacker could possibly use this issue
to cause VLC to crash, leading to a denial of service, or possibly
execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 18.04 LTS and
Ubuntu 20.04
Debian
CVE-2021-25801: vlc - A buffer overflow vulnerability in the __Parse_indx component of VideoLAN VLC Me...
vendor_debian·2021·CVSS 7.1
CVE-2021-25801 [HIGH] CVE-2021-25801: vlc - A buffer overflow vulnerability in the __Parse_indx component of VideoLAN VLC Me...
A buffer overflow vulnerability in the __Parse_indx component of VideoLAN VLC Media Player 3.0.11 allows attackers to cause an out-of-bounds read via a crafted .avi file.
Scope: local
bookworm: resolved (fixed in 3.0.12-1)
bullseye: resolved (fixed in 3.0.12-1)
forky: resolved (fixed in 3.0.12-1)
sid: resolved (fixed in 3.0.12-1)
trixie: resolved (fixed in 3.0.12-1)
OSV
vlc vulnerabilities
osv·2023-06-20·CVSS 7.8
CVE-2019-19721 [HIGH] vlc vulnerabilities
vlc vulnerabilities
It was discovered that VLC could be made to read out of bounds when
decoding image files. If a user were tricked into opening a crafted image
file, a remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause VLC to
crash, leading to a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu
16.04 LTS and Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. (CVE-2019-19721)
It was discovered that VLC could be made to write out of bounds when
processing H.264 video files. If a user were tricked into opening a
crafted H.264 video file, a remote attacker could possibly use this issue
to cause VLC to crash, leading to a denial of service, or possibly
execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 18.04 LTS and
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. (CVE-2020-13428)
It was discovered that VLC could be made to read out of bounds
GHSA
GHSA-vwcj-ffx4-g5rx: A buffer overflow vulnerability in the __Parse_indx component of VideoLAN VLC Media Player 3
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-24
CVE-2021-25801 [HIGH] CWE-120 GHSA-vwcj-ffx4-g5rx: A buffer overflow vulnerability in the __Parse_indx component of VideoLAN VLC Media Player 3
A buffer overflow vulnerability in the __Parse_indx component of VideoLAN VLC Media Player 3.0.11 allows attackers to cause an out-of-bounds read via a crafted .avi file.
OSV
CVE-2021-25801: A buffer overflow vulnerability in the __Parse_indx component of VideoLAN VLC Media Player 3
osv·2021-07-26·CVSS 7.1
CVE-2021-25801 [HIGH] CVE-2021-25801: A buffer overflow vulnerability in the __Parse_indx component of VideoLAN VLC Media Player 3
A buffer overflow vulnerability in the __Parse_indx component of VideoLAN VLC Media Player 3.0.11 allows attackers to cause an out-of-bounds read via a crafted .avi file.
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
No writeups or analysis indexed.
2021-07-26
Published