EIP-2026-119258

PRE-CVE

VideoLAN VLC Media Player 1.1.x - Calling Convention Remote Buffer Overflow

Title source: legacy
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for EIP-2026-119258. PoCs published by shinnai.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit demonstrates a stack-based buffer overflow in VLC Media Player's MRL handler via crafted HTML embed/object tags. The PoC uses a long string to overflow the buffer, potentially leading to arbitrary code execution.

Description

VideoLAN VLC Media Player 1.1.x - Calling Convention Remote Buffer Overflow

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by shinnai · htmlremotewindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/35002

This exploit demonstrates a stack-based buffer overflow in VLC Media Player's MRL handler via crafted HTML embed/object tags. The PoC uses a long string to overflow the buffer, potentially leading to arbitrary code execution.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Rce
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: VLC Media Player < 1.1.5
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Victim must visit a malicious webpage with the crafted HTML
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 18, 2026 Full analysis →

Details

Status pre_cve
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026