ghsa-fw4m-69v6-35wh
Vulnerability from github
Published
2022-05-17 01:02
Modified
2025-04-11 03:43
Details

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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{
  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2011-0522"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-119"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2011-02-07T21:00:00Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "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 \"\u003c\" without a closing \"\u003e\" in an MKV file, which triggers heap memory corruption, as demonstrated using refined-australia-blu720p-sample.mkv.",
  "id": "GHSA-fw4m-69v6-35wh",
  "modified": "2025-04-11T03:43:46Z",
  "published": "2022-05-17T01:02:13Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-0522"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/65029"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12414"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://git.videolan.org/gitweb.cgi?p=vlc/vlc-1.1.git%3Ba=tag%3Bh=bb16813ddb61a53113c71bccc525559405785452"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://git.videolan.org/gitweb.cgi?p=vlc/vlc-1.1.git;a=tag;h=bb16813ddb61a53113c71bccc525559405785452"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://mailman.videolan.org/pipermail/vlc-devel/2011-January/078607.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://mailman.videolan.org/pipermail/vlc-devel/2011-January/078614.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8064"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/16108"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/25/7"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/25/9"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46008"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0225"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": []
}


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