CVE-2021-25802

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    CVE-2021-25802

    Published: 26 Jul 2021Last Modified: 9 Jul 2026

    Summary:

    Details: A buffer overflow vulnerability in the AVI_ExtractSubtitle 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/0660acc3ab64d2c3ad99cae887a438f0648faa72

    Affected packages

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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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