EIP-2026-103694

PRE-CVE

VideoLAN VLC Media Player 1.0.5 - '.ape' Denial of Service

Title source: legacy
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for EIP-2026-103694. PoCs published by KedAns-Dz.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This Perl script generates a malformed Monkey's Audio (.ape) file that triggers a denial-of-service (DoS) vulnerability in VLC Media Player 1.0.5 when opened. The exploit leverages an invalid APE header to crash the application.

Description

VideoLAN VLC Media Player 1.0.5 - '.ape' Denial of Service

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by KedAns-Dz · perldosmultiple
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/35465

This Perl script generates a malformed Monkey's Audio (.ape) file that triggers a denial-of-service (DoS) vulnerability in VLC Media Player 1.0.5 when opened. The exploit leverages an invalid APE header to crash the application.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Dos
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: VLC Media Player 1.0.5
No auth needed
Prerequisites: VLC Media Player 1.0.5 installed on Windows · Ability to deliver the malformed .ape file to the target
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 18, 2026 Full analysis →

Details

Status pre_cve
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026