CVE-2025-51602 — Out-of-bounds Read in VLC Media Player

CWE-125 — Out-of-bounds Read6 documents6 sources
Severity
4.8MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
0.0%
top 96.04%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
1
Videolan VLC Media Player
Timeline
PublishedJan 16

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 vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:LExploitability: 2.2 | Impact: 2.5

Affected Packages2 packages

▶CVEListV5videolan/vlc_media_player< 3.0.22
▶Debianvideolan/vlc_media_player< 3.0.23-0+deb11u1+3

🔴Vulnerability Details

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CVEList
CVE-2025-51602: mmstu↗2026-01-16
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GHSA
GHSA-5fj6-q8x2-56g8: mmstu↗2026-01-16
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OSV
CVE-2025-51602: mmstu↗2026-01-16
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📋Vendor Advisories

1
Debian
CVE-2025-51602: vlc - mmstu.c in VideoLAN VLC media player before 3.0.22 allows an out-of-bounds read ...↗2025
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🕵️Threat Intelligence

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Wiz
CVE-2025-51602 Impact, Exploitability, and Mitigation Steps | Wiz↗
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CVE-2025-51602 — Out-of-bounds Read in VLC Media Player | cvebase