EIP-2026-116485

PRE-CVE

VideoLAN VLC Media Player 2.0.1 - '.avi' File Denial of Service

Title source: legacy
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for EIP-2026-116485. PoCs published by Dark-Puzzle.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This Perl script generates a malformed AVI file designed to trigger a denial-of-service vulnerability in VLC Media Player by exploiting a buffer overflow condition. The script writes a header followed by an excessively large payload of 'A' characters to a file named 'dark.avi'.

Description

VideoLAN VLC Media Player 2.0.1 - '.avi' File Denial of Service

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Dark-Puzzle · perldoswindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/37462

This Perl script generates a malformed AVI file designed to trigger a denial-of-service vulnerability in VLC Media Player by exploiting a buffer overflow condition. The script writes a header followed by an excessively large payload of 'A' characters to a file named 'dark.avi'.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Dos
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: VLC Media Player (version not specified)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Ability to deliver the malformed AVI file to the target system · Target system must attempt to open the file with VLC Media Player
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

Details

Status pre_cve
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026