CVE-2011-1087
N/A
Published: May 3, 2011 at 07:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 11:28 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorVLC media player
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 8%
Description
Buffer overflow in VideoLAN VLC media player 1.0.5 allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted .mp3 file that is played during bookmark creation.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (9)
Mailing Listx_refsource_MLIST
Source: [email protected]
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/02/3Mailing Listx_refsource_MLIST
Source: [email protected]
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/03/8Mailing Listx_refsource_MLIST
Source: [email protected]
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/03/9Mailing Listx_refsource_MLIST
Source: [email protected]
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/28/7Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/38853x_refsource_MISCExploit
Source: [email protected]
http://www.zeroscience.mk/en/vulnerabilities/ZSL-2010-4931.phpQuick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-119
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