CVE-2010-2937
N/A
Published: August 20, 2010 at 05:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 11:21 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorVLC media player
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 3%
Description
The ReadMetaFromId3v2 function in taglib.cpp in the TagLib plugin in VideoLAN VLC media player 0.9.0 through 1.1.2 does not properly process ID3v2 tags, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted media file.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (6)
x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.videolan.org/security/sa1004.htmlVDB Entryx_refsource_VUPEN
Source: [email protected]
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2087VDB EntrySignaturex_refsource_OVAL
Source: [email protected]
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14676Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-20
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