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CVE-2018-11529
VideoLAN VLC media player 2.2.x is prone to a use after free vulnerability which an attacker can leverage to execute arbitrary code via…
High8.0EPSS 40.5%
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- Updated
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- mitre
Description
VideoLAN VLC media player 2.2.x is prone to a use after free vulnerability which an attacker can leverage to execute arbitrary code via crafted MKV files. Failed exploit attempts will likely result in denial of service conditions.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.0 | High8.0 | CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 40.5% · top 1.3% of all CVEs (5 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 8.0.
Weakness
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (4)
- 1041311 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- 20180710 VLC media player 2.2.8 Arbitrary Code Execution PoC (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCx_transferred
- 45626 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
- DSA-4251 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
Sources
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- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
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- 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)
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