CVE-2011-1684

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Summary

CVECVE-2011-1684
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2011-05-03 20:55:11 UTC
Updated2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC
DescriptionHeap-based buffer overflow in the MP4_ReadBox_skcr function in libmp4.c in the MP4 demultiplexer in VideoLAN VLC media player 1.x before 1.1.9 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted MP4 file.

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 1.0.0 All All All
Application Videolan Vlc Media Player 1.0.1 All All All
Application Videolan Vlc Media Player 1.0.2 All All All
Application Videolan Vlc Media Player 1.0.3 All All All
Application Videolan Vlc Media Player 1.0.4 All All All
Application Videolan Vlc Media Player 1.0.5 All All All
Application Videolan Vlc Media Player 1.0.6 All All All
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
Application Videolan Vlc Media Player 1.1.6.1 All All All
Application Videolan Vlc Media Player 1.1.7 All All All
Application Videolan Vlc Media Player 1.1.8 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

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

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com Vendor Advisory
oss-security - Re: CVE id request: vlc af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 openwall.com Patch
oss-security - Re: CVE id request: vlc af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 openwall.com
VLC Media Player "MP4_ReadBox_skcr()" Buffer Overflow Vulnerability - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
VLC Media Player 'MP4' Heap Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
oss-security - CVE id request: vlc af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 openwall.com Patch
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com Vendor Advisory
Debian update for vlc - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
git.videolan.org Git - vlc.git/commit af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 git.videolan.org
VLC Media Player Heap Overflow in MP4_ReadBox_skcr() Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 securitytracker.com
VideoLAN - VideoLAN Security Advisory 1103 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.videolan.org Patch, Vendor Advisory
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-2218-1 vlc af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org
Repository / Oval Repository af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 oval.cisecurity.org
git.videolan.org Git - vlc.git/commit MITRE git.videolan.org
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