CVE-2011-0522
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 remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a subtitle with an opening < without a closing > in an MKV file, which triggers heap memory corruption, as demonstrated using refined-australia-blu720p-sample.mkv.
Risk Information
Base Score
9.8
MODERATE
Vector
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score
Exploitation Probability
66.39
Associated Vulnerability
| Vulnerability | OS Platform |
|---|---|
| Multiple vulnerabilities affected in VLC Media Player (X64) 1.1.6 | Windows |
| Multiple vulnerabilities affected in VLC Media Player 1.1.6 | Windows |
| Multiple Vulnerabilities are affected in VLC Media Player (MSI) (x64) 1.1.0 | Windows |
| Multiple Vulnerabilities are affected in VLC Media Player (MSI) (x64) 1.1.1 | Windows |
| Multiple Vulnerabilities are affected in VLC Media Player (MSI) (x64) 1.1.2 | Windows |
| Multiple Vulnerabilities are affected in VLC media player (MSI) 1.1.0 | Windows |
| Multiple Vulnerabilities are affected in VLC media player (MSI) 1.1.1 | Windows |
| Multiple Vulnerabilities are affected in VLC media player (MSI) 1.1.2 | Windows |
| Multiple Vulnerabilities are affected in VLC Media Player (MSI) (x64) 1.1.3 | Windows |
| Multiple Vulnerabilities are affected in VLC media player (MSI) 1.1.3 | Windows |
| Multiple Vulnerabilities are affected in VLC Media Player (MSI) (x64) 1.1.4 | Windows |
| Multiple Vulnerabilities are affected in VLC Media Player (MSI) (x64) 1.1.5 | Windows |
| Multiple Vulnerabilities are affected in VLC Media Player (MSI) (x64) 1.1.6 | Windows |
| Multiple Vulnerabilities are affected in VLC media player (MSI) 1.1.4 | Windows |
| Multiple Vulnerabilities are affected in VLC media player (MSI) 1.1.5 | Windows |
| Multiple Vulnerabilities are affected in VLC media player (MSI) 1.1.6 | Windows |
Patch Details
Click to see the patches provided by ManageEngine for this CVE
| Patch ID | Patch Description |
|---|---|
| PATCH-339135 | VLC Media Player (X64) (3.0.21) |
| PATCH-339134 | VLC Media Player (3.0.21) |
| PATCH-334048 | VLC media player (MSI) (x64) (3.0.20.0) |
| PATCH-334048 | VLC media player (MSI) (x64) (3.0.20.0) |
| PATCH-334048 | VLC media player (MSI) (x64) (3.0.20.0) |
| PATCH-334050 | VLC media player (MSI) (3.0.20.0) |
| PATCH-334050 | VLC media player (MSI) (3.0.20.0) |
| PATCH-334050 | VLC media player (MSI) (3.0.20.0) |
| PATCH-334048 | VLC media player (MSI) (x64) (3.0.20.0) |
| PATCH-334050 | VLC media player (MSI) (3.0.20.0) |
| PATCH-334048 | VLC media player (MSI) (x64) (3.0.20.0) |
| PATCH-334048 | VLC media player (MSI) (x64) (3.0.20.0) |
| PATCH-334048 | VLC media player (MSI) (x64) (3.0.20.0) |
| PATCH-334050 | VLC media player (MSI) (3.0.20.0) |
| PATCH-334050 | VLC media player (MSI) (3.0.20.0) |
| PATCH-334050 | VLC media player (MSI) (3.0.20.0) |
References
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-1234
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-1234