CVE-2011-2587

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    CVE-2011-2587

    Published: 27 Jul 2011Last Modified: 10 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: Heap-based buffer overflow in the DemuxAudioSipr function in real.c in the RealMedia demuxer in VideoLAN VLC media player 1.1.x before 1.1.11 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted Real Media file.

    References: http://secunia.com/advisories/45066, http://www.videolan.org/security/sa1105.html, http://www.videolan.org/security/sa1105.html, http://git.videolan.org/?p=vlc.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=1bce40644cddee93b4b1877a94a6ce345f32852c, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/48664, https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/68531, https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14851

    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