CVE-2021-25804 — NULL Pointer Dereference in VLC Media Player

CWE-476 — NULL Pointer Dereference6 documents6 sources
Severity
7.5HIGHNVD
EPSS
1.0%
top 22.96%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
1
Videolan VLC Media Player
Timeline
PublishedJul 26
Latest updateJun 20

Description

A NULL-pointer dereference in "Open" in avi.c of VideoLAN VLC Media Player 3.0.11 can a denial of service (DOS) in the application.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HExploitability: 3.9 | Impact: 3.6

Affected Packages2 packages

▶Debianvideolan/vlc_media_player< 3.0.12-1+3

🔴Vulnerability Details

3
GHSA
GHSA-qpmj-gfg7-c4vm: A NULL-pointer dereference in "Open" in avi↗2022-05-24
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CVEList
CVE-2021-25804: A NULL-pointer dereference in "Open" in avi↗2021-07-26
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OSV
CVE-2021-25804: A NULL-pointer dereference in "Open" in avi↗2021-07-26
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📋Vendor Advisories

2
Ubuntu
VLC media player vulnerabilities↗2023-06-20
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Debian
CVE-2021-25804: vlc - A NULL-pointer dereference in "Open" in avi.c of VideoLAN VLC Media Player 3.0.1...↗2021
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