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CVE-2011-1087
Buffer overflow in VideoLAN VLC media player 1.0.5 allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption…
High7.6EPSS 8.1%
- Published
- Updated
- Reserved
- Assigned by
- redhat
Description
Buffer overflow in VideoLAN VLC media player 1.0.5 allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted .mp3 file that is played during bookmark creation.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High7.6 | AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 8.1% · top 5.2% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.6.
Weakness
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (9)
- [oss-security] 20110303 Re: CVE request: VLC bookmark buffer overflow (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20110303 Re: CVE request: VLC bookmark buffer overflow (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- 38853 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20110302 CVE request: VLC bookmark buffer overflow (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- 38569 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- http://www.zeroscience.mk/en/vulnerabilities/ZSL-2010-4931.php (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:14532 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- 62728 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20110328 Re: CVE request: VLC bookmark buffer overflow (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
Record last updated .