The StripTags function in (1) the USF decoder (modules/codec/subtitles/subsdec.c) and (2) the Text decoder (modules/codec/subtitles/subsusf.c) in VideoLAN VLC Media Player 1.1 before 1.1.6-rc allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a subtitle with an opening "<" without a closing ">" in an MKV file, which triggers heap memory corruption, as demonstrated using refined-australia-blu720p-sample.mkv.
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Configurations
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History
21 Nov 2024, 01:24
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References | () http://git.videolan.org/gitweb.cgi?p=vlc/vlc-1.1.git%3Ba=tag%3Bh=bb16813ddb61a53113c71bccc525559405785452 - | |
References | () http://mailman.videolan.org/pipermail/vlc-devel/2011-January/078607.html - Patch | |
References | () http://mailman.videolan.org/pipermail/vlc-devel/2011-January/078614.html - | |
References | () http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8064 - | |
References | () http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/16108 - Exploit | |
References | () http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/25/7 - Patch | |
References | () http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/25/9 - Patch | |
References | () http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46008 - Exploit | |
References | () http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0225 - Vendor Advisory | |
References | () https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/65029 - | |
References | () https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12414 - |
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Information
Published : 2011-02-07 21:00
Updated : 2024-11-21 01:24
NVD link : CVE-2011-0522
Mitre link : CVE-2011-0522
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2011-0522
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Products Affected
videolan
- vlc_media_player
CWE
CWE-119
Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer