CVE-2011-0522
The StripTags function in (1) the USF decoder (modules/codec/subtitles/subsdec.c) and (2) the Text decoder (modules/codec/subtitles/subsusf.c) in VideoLAN VLC Media Player 1.1 before 1.1.6-rc allows
02 Description
The StripTags function in (1) the USF decoder (modules/codec/subtitles/subsdec.c) and (2) the Text decoder (modules/codec/subtitles/subsusf.c) in VideoLAN VLC Media Player 1.1 before 1.1.6-rc allows
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 51.53% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 98.8% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2011-02-07 20:19Z15 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-06 21:58Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2011-01-20
- Assigning CNA
- redhat
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory BufferClass
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 3873399ae6c9605187c88aafad59546c763dd938f48a3df4073ec46591c84902
05 Affected products
06 References
- www.securityfocus.com46008http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46008
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.comvlcmediaplayer-usf-bo(65029)https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/65029
- oval.cisecurity.orgoval:org.mitre.oval:def:12414https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12414
- securityreason.com8064http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8064
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20110125 Re: CVE Request: VLC Subtitle StripTags heap corruptionhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/25/9
- www.exploit-db.com16108http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/16108
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20110125 CVE Request: VLC Subtitle StripTags heap corruptionhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/25/7
- mailman.videolan.org[vlc-devel] 20110117 Security: Subtitle StripTags heap corruption, potentially exploitable. Patch includedhttp://mailman.videolan.org/pipermail/vlc-devel/2011-January/078614.html
- www.vupen.comADV-2011-0225http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0225
- git.videolan.orghttp://git.videolan.org/gitweb.cgi?p=vlc/vlc-1.1.git%3Ba=tag%3Bh=bb16813ddb61a53113c71bccc525559405785452
- mailman.videolan.org[vlc-devel] 20110116 Security: Subtitle StripTags heap corruption, potentially exploitable. Patch includedhttp://mailman.videolan.org/pipermail/vlc-devel/2011-January/078607.html
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- vlc Fixed in 1.1.3-1squeeze2
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- vlc Fixed in 1.1.3-1squeeze2
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- vlc Fixed in 1.1.3-1squeeze2
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
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