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Unscored severity · published Jan 25, 2011
CVE-2011-0021
Multiple heap-based buffer overflows in cdg.c in the CDG decoder in VideoLAN VLC Media Player before 1.1.6 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash)…
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CVSS
5.8%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Multiple heap-based buffer overflows in cdg.c in the CDG decoder in VideoLAN VLC Media Player before 1.1.6 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted CDG video.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)5.8% · higher than 93% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
VM
Vlc Media Player · Videolan
through 1.1.5; 0.1.99b; 0.1.99e; 0.1.99f; 0.1.99g; 0.1.99h; +34 more · source: NVD
Affected product
VM
Vlc Media Player
Videolan
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-0021
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-0021
Patch
http://download.videolan.org/pub/videolan/vlc/1.1.6/vlc-1.1.6.tar.bz2
git.videolan.org
http://git.videolan.org/?p=vlc.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=f9b664eac0e1a7bceed9d7b5854fd9fc351b4aab
openwall.com
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/19/6
Patch
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/20/3
www.securityfocus.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45927
Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0185
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