CVE-2021-25801

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Summary

CVECVE-2021-25801
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2021-07-26 17:15:00 UTC
Updated2022-05-03 16:04:00 UTC
DescriptionA buffer overflow vulnerability in the __Parse_indx component of VideoLAN VLC Media Player 3.0.11 allows attackers to cause an out-of-bounds read via a crafted .avi file.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-125

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Videolan Vlc Media Player 3.0.11 All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
demux: avi: check subindex, fix potential invalid deref (f5f8cc3a) · Commits · VideoLAN / VLC-3.0 · GitLab MISC code.videolan.org
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Legacy QID Mappings

  • 178737 Debian Security Update for vlc (DLA 2728-1)
  • 180309 Debian Security Update for vlc (CVE-2021-25801)
  • 199556 Ubuntu Security Notification for VLC media player Vulnerabilities (USN-6180-1)
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