Description
Integer overflow in the XSPF playlist parser in VideoLAN VLC media player 0.8.5 through 1.1.9 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors that trigger a heap-based buffer overflow.
Published: 2011-06-24
Score: 9.3 Critical
EPSS: 12.9% Moderate
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-2257-1 vlc security update
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Videolan Vlc Media Player
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T22:53:17.480Z

Reserved: 2011-05-31T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2011-2194

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Status : Modified

Published: 2011-06-24T20:55:03.840

Modified: 2026-04-29T01:13:23.040

Link: CVE-2011-2194

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