CVE-2011-0021

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    CVE-2011-0021

    Published: 25 Jan 2011Last Modified: 10 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0185, http://download.videolan.org/pub/videolan/vlc/1.1.6/vlc-1.1.6.tar.bz2, http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/20/3, http://git.videolan.org/?p=vlc.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=f9b664eac0e1a7bceed9d7b5854fd9fc351b4aab, http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/19/6, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45927, https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/64879, https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12460

    Affected packages

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High