CVE-2021-25801

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    CVE-2021-25801

    Published: 26 Jul 2021Last Modified: 9 Jul 2026

    Summary:

    Details: A buffer overflow vulnerability in the __Parse_indx component of VideoLAN VLC Media Player 3.0.11 allows attackers to cause an out-of-bounds read via a crafted .avi file.

    References: https://code.videolan.org/videolan/vlc-3.0/-/commit/f5f8cc3ab8825f178de3f6714bfbff8b3f293fd2

    Affected packages

    Package

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    Affected ranges

    Type: GIT

    Events:

    Introduced- dc0c5ced7230e5660142302c7c1aef6cc14f3564
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    3.0.11

    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
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