CVE-2011-0531

N/A Unknown
Published: February 07, 2011 Modified: April 29, 2026
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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 MKV (WebM or Matroska) file that triggers memory corruption, related to "class mismatching" and the MKV_IS_ID macro.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://git.videolan.org/?p=vlc.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=59491dcedffbf97612d2c572943b56ee4289dd07
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://osvdb.org/70698
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/43131
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/43242
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2159
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/31/4
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Patch
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/31/8
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46060
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1025018
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.videolan.org/security/sa1102.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0363
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/65045
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12415
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://git.videolan.org/?p=vlc.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=59491dcedffbf97612d2c572943b56ee4289dd07
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://osvdb.org/70698
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/43131
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/43242
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2159
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/31/4
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/31/8
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46060
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1025018
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.videolan.org/security/sa1102.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0363
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/65045
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12415
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

26 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
41.6%
98th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-20

Affected Vendors

videolan

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