CVE-2011-0522

N/A Unknown
Published: February 07, 2011 Modified: April 29, 2026
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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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://git.videolan.org/gitweb.cgi?p=vlc/vlc-1.1.git%3Ba=tag%3Bh=bb16813ddb61a53113c71bccc525559405785452
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://mailman.videolan.org/pipermail/vlc-devel/2011-January/078607.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Patch
http://mailman.videolan.org/pipermail/vlc-devel/2011-January/078614.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8064
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/16108
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Exploit
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/25/7
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Patch
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/25/9
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46008
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Exploit
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0225
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/65029
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12414
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://git.videolan.org/gitweb.cgi?p=vlc/vlc-1.1.git%3Ba=tag%3Bh=bb16813ddb61a53113c71bccc525559405785452
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://mailman.videolan.org/pipermail/vlc-devel/2011-January/078607.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://mailman.videolan.org/pipermail/vlc-devel/2011-January/078614.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8064
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/16108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/25/7
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/25/9
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46008
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0225
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/65029
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12414
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
51.7%
99th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-119

Affected Vendors

videolan

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