CVE-2011-2588

VLC media player < 1.1.11 - Heap-Based Buffer Overflow in AVI Demuxer

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in the AVI_ChunkRead_strf function in libavi.c in the AVI demuxer in VideoLAN VLC media player before 1.1.11 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted AVI media file.

References (6)

Core 6
Core References
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/45066
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry signature x_refsource_oval
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14858
Patch, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://www.videolan.org/security/sa1106.html
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/48664
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/68532

Scores

EPSS 0.0369
EPSS Percentile 88.4%

Details

CWE
CWE-119
Status published
Products (50)
videolan/vlc_media_player 0.1.99b
videolan/vlc_media_player 0.1.99e
videolan/vlc_media_player 0.1.99f
videolan/vlc_media_player 0.1.99g
videolan/vlc_media_player 0.1.99h
videolan/vlc_media_player 0.1.99i
videolan/vlc_media_player 0.2.0
videolan/vlc_media_player 0.2.60
videolan/vlc_media_player 0.2.61
videolan/vlc_media_player 0.2.62
... and 40 more
Published Jul 27, 2011
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026