EIP-2026-119253

PRE-CVE

VideoLAN VLC Media Player 0.8.6f - 'smb://' URI Handling Remote Buffer Overflow

Title source: legacy
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for EIP-2026-119253. PoCs published by Pankaj Kohli.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit targets a buffer overflow vulnerability in VLC Media Player 0.8.6f by crafting a malicious XSPF playlist file with an overly long 'smb://' URI. The exploit overwrites the return address with a 'jmp esp' instruction from user32.dll and includes ASCII shellcode to execute arbitrary code.

Description

VideoLAN VLC Media Player 0.8.6f - 'smb://' URI Handling Remote Buffer Overflow

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Pankaj Kohli · cremotewindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/9303

This exploit targets a buffer overflow vulnerability in VLC Media Player 0.8.6f by crafting a malicious XSPF playlist file with an overly long 'smb://' URI. The exploit overwrites the return address with a 'jmp esp' instruction from user32.dll and includes ASCII shellcode to execute arbitrary code.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Rce
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: VLC Media Player 0.8.6f
No auth needed
Prerequisites: VLC Media Player 0.8.6f installed on Windows XP SP3 · User interaction to open the malicious XSPF file
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 18, 2026 Full analysis →

Details

Status pre_cve
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026