CVE-2018-11529 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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.

Published: 2018-07-11

Score: 8.0 High

EPSS: 73.8% High

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
Debian DSA	DSA-4251-1	vlc security update
Ubuntu USN	USN-4805-1	VLC vulnerabilities

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Adjacent Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.73818.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Jul/28
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041311
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4251
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45626/

History

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Subscriptions

Debian Debian Linux

Videolan Vlc Media Player

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2018-07-11T16:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-05T08:10:14.622Z

Reserved: 2018-05-29T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2018-11529

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2018-07-11T16:29:00.627

Modified: 2024-11-21T03:43:33.350

Link: CVE-2018-11529

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-416

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