CVE-2011-0522

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Summary

CVECVE-2011-0522
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2011-02-07 21:00:15 UTC
Updated2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC
DescriptionThe 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 6.8 from [email protected]

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

Problem Types: CWE-119 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Videolan Vlc Media Player 1.1.0 All All All
Application Videolan Vlc Media Player 1.1.1 All All All
Application Videolan Vlc Media Player 1.1.2 All All All
Application Videolan Vlc Media Player 1.1.3 All All All
Application Videolan Vlc Media Player 1.1.4 All All All
Application Videolan Vlc Media Player 1.1.5 All All All
Application Videolan Vlc Media Player 1.1.6 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
[vlc-devel] Security: Subtitle StripTags heap corruption, potentially exploitable. Patch included af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 mailman.videolan.org
VLC Media Player Subtitle StripTags() Function Memory Corruption af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.exploit-db.com Exploit
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com Vendor Advisory
oss-security - Re: CVE Request: VLC Subtitle StripTags heap corruption af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com Patch
VLC Media Player Subtitle 'StripTags()' Function Memory Corruption Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Exploit
[vlc-devel] Security: Subtitle StripTags heap corruption, potentially exploitable. Patch included af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 mailman.videolan.org Patch
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
VLC Media Player Subtitle StripTags() Function Memory Corruption - CXSecurity.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 securityreason.com
oss-security - CVE Request: VLC Subtitle StripTags heap corruption af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com Patch
git.videolan.org Git af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 git.videolan.org
Repository / Oval Repository af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 oval.cisecurity.org
git.videolan.org Git MITRE git.videolan.org
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