CVE-2011-0522

Published: Feb 7, 2011Modified: Apr 29, 2026

6.8

Vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitability: 8.6 / Impact: 6.4

Source: NVD

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.

Affected (7)

Products: Videolan: Vlc Media Player

1 product

Vlc Media Player

Configuration A

7 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Videolan Vlc Media Player	Version 1.1.0
Videolan Vlc Media Player	Version 1.1.1
Videolan Vlc Media Player	Version 1.1.2
Videolan Vlc Media Player	Version 1.1.3
Videolan Vlc Media Player	Version 1.1.4
Videolan Vlc Media Player	Version 1.1.5
Videolan Vlc Media Player	Version 1.1.6

Related CWEs

Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.

References (22)

http://git.videolan.org/gitweb.cgi?p=vlc/vlc-1.1.git%3Ba=tag%3Bh=bb16813ddb61a53113c71bccc525559405785452

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://mailman.videolan.org/pipermail/vlc-devel/2011-January/078607.html

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Patch

http://mailman.videolan.org/pipermail/vlc-devel/2011-January/078614.html

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8064

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/16108

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Exploit

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/25/7

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Patch

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/25/9

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Patch

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46008

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Exploit

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0225

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Vendor Advisory

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/65029

Source: secalert@redhat.com

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12414

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://git.videolan.org/gitweb.cgi?p=vlc/vlc-1.1.git%3Ba=tag%3Bh=bb16813ddb61a53113c71bccc525559405785452

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://mailman.videolan.org/pipermail/vlc-devel/2011-January/078607.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Patch

http://mailman.videolan.org/pipermail/vlc-devel/2011-January/078614.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8064

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/16108

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Exploit

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/25/7

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Patch

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/25/9

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Patch

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46008

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Exploit

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0225

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Vendor Advisory

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/65029

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12414

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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