CVE-2011-0531
demux/mkv/mkv.hpp in the MKV demuxer plugin in VideoLAN VLC media player 1.1.6.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and execute arbitrary commands via a crafted
02 Description
demux/mkv/mkv.hpp in the MKV demuxer plugin in VideoLAN VLC media player 1.1.6.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and execute arbitrary commands via a crafted
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
- 41.85% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 98.5% 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-20Improper Input ValidationClass
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 052d3d2016c702f64366501b39aa94cbf092b8893cad2c4d233aef767878805e
05 Affected products
06 References
- osvdb.org70698http://osvdb.org/70698
- www.vupen.comADV-2011-0363http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0363
- secunia.com43242http://secunia.com/advisories/43242
- oval.cisecurity.orgoval:org.mitre.oval:def:12415https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12415
- www.debian.orgDSA-2159http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2159
- www.videolan.orghttp://www.videolan.org/security/sa1102.html
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.comvlc-mkv-code-execution(65045)https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/65045
- secunia.com43131http://secunia.com/advisories/43131
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20110131 CVE request: code execution in VLC media playerhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/31/4
- www.securitytracker.com1025018http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1025018
- www.securityfocus.com46060http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46060
- git.videolan.orghttp://git.videolan.org/?p=vlc.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=59491dcedffbf97612d2c572943b56ee4289dd07
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20110131 Re: CVE request: code execution in VLC media playerhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/31/8
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- vlc Fixed in 1.1.7-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- vlc Fixed in 1.1.7-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- vlc Fixed in 1.1.7-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
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