Unscored severity · published Feb 7, 2011
CVE-2011-0522
The StripTags function in (1) the USF decoder (modules/codec/subtitles/subsdec.c) and (2) the Text decoder (modules/codec/subtitles/subsusf.c) in VideoLAN VLC Media Player 1.1…
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CVSS
51.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
The StripTags function in (1) the USF decoder (modules/codec/subtitles/subsdec.c) and (2) the Text decoder (modules/codec/subtitles/subsusf.c) in VideoLAN VLC Media Player 1.1 before 1.1.6-rc allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a subtitle with an opening "<" without a closing ">" in an MKV file, which triggers heap memory corruption, as demonstrated using refined-australia-blu720p-sample.mkv.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)51.5% · higher than 99% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
VM
Vlc Media Player · Videolan
1.1.0; 1.1.1; 1.1.2; 1.1.3; 1.1.4; 1.1.5; +1 more · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-0522
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-0522
git.videolan.org
http://git.videolan.org/gitweb.cgi?p=vlc/vlc-1.1.git%3Ba=tag%3Bh=bb16813ddb61a53113c71bccc525559405785452
Patch
http://mailman.videolan.org/pipermail/vlc-devel/2011-January/078607.html
mailman.videolan.org
http://mailman.videolan.org/pipermail/vlc-devel/2011-January/078614.html
securityreason.com
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8064
Exploit
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/16108
Patch
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/25/7
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