CVE-2018-11529

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Summary

CVECVE-2018-11529
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2018-07-11 16:29:00 UTC
Updated2019-03-21 20:10:00 UTC
DescriptionVideoLAN VLC media player 2.2.x is prone to a use after free vulnerability which an attacker can leverage to execute arbitrary code via crafted MKV files. Failed exploit attempts will likely result in denial of service conditions.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-416

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 9.0 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 9.0 All All All
Application Videolan Vlc Media Player All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-4251-1 vlc DEBIAN www.debian.org Third Party Advisory
VLC Media Player - MKV Use-After-Free (Metasploit) - Windows local Exploit EXPLOIT-DB www.exploit-db.com Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
VLC Media Player Use-After-Free Memory Error in Processing MKV Files Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code on the Target System - SecurityTracker SECTRACK www.securitytracker.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Full Disclosure: VLC media player 2.2.8 Arbitrary Code Execution PoC FULLDISC seclists.org Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
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