CVE-2021-25804

HIGH

Videolan Vlc Media Player - NULL Pointer Dereference

Title source: rule
STIX 2.1

Description

A NULL-pointer dereference in "Open" in avi.c of VideoLAN VLC Media Player 3.0.11 can a denial of service (DOS) in the application.

Exploits (1)

nomisec WRITEUP
by DShankle · poc
https://github.com/DShankle/VLC_CVE-2021-25804_Analysis

References (1)

Core 1

Scores

CVSS v3 7.5
EPSS 0.0100
EPSS Percentile 77.1%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-476
Status published
Products (1)
videolan/vlc_media_player 3.0.11
Published Jul 26, 2021
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026