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Critical
CVE-2011-0021
Multiple heap-based buffer overflows in cdg.c in the CDG decoder...
Vulnerability Description
Multiple heap-based buffer overflows in cdg.c in the CDG decoder in VideoLAN VLC Media Player before 1.1.6 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted CDG video.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/64879
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12460
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0185
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/20/3
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/19/6
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45927
- http://download.videolan.org/pub/videolan/vlc/1.1.6/vlc-1.1.6.tar.bz2
- http://git.videolan.org/?p=vlc.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=f9b664eac0e1a7bceed9d7b5854fd9fc351b4aab
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Affected Vendor
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View all reports →Affected Software
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Vulnerable Versions:
0, 0.1.99b, 0.1.99e, 0.1.99f, 0.1.99g, 0.1.99h, 0.1.99i, 0.2.0, 0.2.60, 0.2.61, 0.2.62, 0.2.63, 0.2.70, 0.2.71, 0.2.72, 0.2.73, 0.2.80, 0.2.81, 0.2.82, 0.2.83, 0.2.90, 0.2.91, 0.2.92, 0.3.0, 0.3.1, 0.4.0, 0.4.1, 0.4.2, 0.4.3, 0.4.4, 0.4.5, 0.4.6, 0.5.0, 0.5.1, 0.5.2, 0.5.3, 0.6.0, 0.6.1, 0.6.2, 0.7.0, 0.7.2, 0.8.0, 0.8.1, 0.8.2, 0.8.4, 0.8.5, 0.8.6, 0.9.2, 0.9.3, 0.9.4, 0.9.5, 0.9.6, 0.9.8a, 0.9.9, 0.9.10, 1.0.0, 1.0.1, 1.0.2, 1.0.3, 1.0.4, 1.0.5, 1.0.6, 1.1.0, 1.1.1, 1.1.2, 1.1.3, 1.1.4
Timeline
Official Publish:
January 25th, 2011
Last Modified:
August 6th, 2024
Added to House:
July 19th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.