CVE-2011-3623

Summary

CVECVE-2011-3623
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2014-12-26 20:59:08 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
DescriptionMultiple stack-based buffer overflows in VideoLAN VLC media player before 1.0.2 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via (1) a crafted ASF file, related to the ASF_ObjectDumpDebug function in modules/demux/asf/libasf.c; (2) a crafted AVI file, related to the AVI_ChunkDumpDebug_level function in modules/demux/avi/libavi.c; or (3) a crafted MP4 file, related to the __MP4_BoxDumpStructure function in modules/demux/mp4/libmp4.c.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 7.5 from [email protected]

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

Problem Types: CWE-119 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

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

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Videolan Vlc Media Player 0.5.0 All All All
Application Videolan Vlc Media Player 0.5.1 All All All
Application Videolan Vlc Media Player 0.5.2 All All All
Application Videolan Vlc Media Player 0.5.3 All All All
Application Videolan Vlc Media Player 0.6.0 All All All
Application Videolan Vlc Media Player 0.6.1 All All All
Application Videolan Vlc Media Player 0.6.2 All All All
Application Videolan Vlc Media Player 0.7.0 All All All
Application Videolan Vlc Media Player 0.7.1 All All All
Application Videolan Vlc Media Player 0.7.2 All All All
Application Videolan Vlc Media Player 0.8.0 All All All
Application Videolan Vlc Media Player 0.8.1 All All All
Application Videolan Vlc Media Player 0.8.1337 All All All
Application Videolan Vlc Media Player 0.8.2 All All All
Application Videolan Vlc Media Player 0.8.4 All All All
Application Videolan Vlc Media Player 0.8.4a All All All
Application Videolan Vlc Media Player 0.8.5 All All All
Application Videolan Vlc Media Player 0.8.6 All All All
Application Videolan Vlc Media Player 0.8.6a All All All
Application Videolan Vlc Media Player 0.8.6b All All All
Application Videolan Vlc Media Player 0.8.6c All All All
Application Videolan Vlc Media Player 0.8.6d All All All
Application Videolan Vlc Media Player 0.8.6e All All All
Application Videolan Vlc Media Player 0.8.6f All All All
Application Videolan Vlc Media Player 0.8.6g All All All
Application Videolan Vlc Media Player 0.8.6h All All All
Application Videolan Vlc Media Player 0.8.6i All All All
Application Videolan Vlc Media Player 0.9.0 All All All
Application Videolan Vlc Media Player 0.9.1 All All All
Application Videolan Vlc Media Player 0.9.10 All All All
Application Videolan Vlc Media Player 0.9.2 All All All
Application Videolan Vlc Media Player 0.9.3 All All All
Application Videolan Vlc Media Player 0.9.4 All All All
Application Videolan Vlc Media Player 0.9.5 All All All
Application Videolan Vlc Media Player 0.9.6 All All All
Application Videolan Vlc Media Player 0.9.8a All All All
Application Videolan Vlc Media Player 0.9.9 All All All
Application Videolan Vlc Media Player 0.9.9a All All All
Application Videolan Vlc Media Player 1.0.0 All All All
Application Videolan Vlc Media Player All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

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

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
git.videolan.org Git - vlc.git/commit af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 git.videolan.org
oss-security - Re: CVE requests: <media-video/vlc-1.0.2: Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in ASF, AVI, MP4 demuxers and https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=279340 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 openwall.com
Gentoo Bug 285370 - <media-video/vlc-1.0.2: Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in ASF, AVI, MP4 demuxers (CVE requested) af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugs.gentoo.org
git.videolan.org Git - vlc.git/commit af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 git.videolan.org
git.videolan.org Git - vlc.git/commit af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 git.videolan.org
VideoLAN - VideoLAN Security Advisory 0901 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.videolan.org Vendor Advisory
git.videolan.org Git - vlc.git/commit MITRE git.videolan.org
git.videolan.org Git - vlc.git/commit MITRE git.videolan.org
git.videolan.org Git - vlc.git/commit MITRE git.videolan.org
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