CVE-2011-0522

Published Feb 7, 2011 CVSS 2.0 · 6.8 Medium EPSS 51.5% KEV · Not listed
Description
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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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Aug 6, 2024, 9:58 PM
Reserved
Jan 20, 2011, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Feb 7, 2011, 9:00 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 11:27 PM