{
    "id": "CVE-2011-0522",
    "published": "2011-02-07 21:00:15",
    "last_modified": "2026-06-16 23:27:33",
    "cvss_score": "6.8",
    "cvss_severity": "MEDIUM",
    "cvss_version": "2.0",
    "cvss_vector": "AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P",
    "cwe": "CWE-119",
    "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.",
    "epss_score": "0.51538",
    "epss_percentile": "0.98908",
    "kev": 0,
    "kev_due": null,
    "has_exploit": 1,
    "updated_at": "2026-09-26 18:17:53",
    "priority": {
        "rank": 2,
        "label": "Patch early",
        "why": "A public exploit exists."
    },
    "products": [
        {
            "vendor": "videolan",
            "product": "vlc_media_player"
        }
    ],
    "kev_detail": null,
    "exploits": [
        {
            "source": "exploit-db",
            "ref_id": "16108",
            "title": "VideoLAN VLC Media Player 1.1 - Subtitle 'StripTags()' Memory Corruption",
            "date": "2011-02-03",
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/16108"
        }
    ],
    "refs_list": [
        "http://git.videolan.org/gitweb.cgi?p=vlc/vlc-1.1.git%3Ba=tag%3Bh=bb16813ddb61a53113c71bccc525559405785452",
        "http://mailman.videolan.org/pipermail/vlc-devel/2011-January/078607.html",
        "http://mailman.videolan.org/pipermail/vlc-devel/2011-January/078614.html",
        "http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8064",
        "http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/16108",
        "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/25/7",
        "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/25/9",
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46008",
        "http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0225",
        "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/65029",
        "https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12414",
        "http://git.videolan.org/gitweb.cgi?p=vlc/vlc-1.1.git%3Ba=tag%3Bh=bb16813ddb61a53113c71bccc525559405785452",
        "http://mailman.videolan.org/pipermail/vlc-devel/2011-January/078607.html",
        "http://mailman.videolan.org/pipermail/vlc-devel/2011-January/078614.html",
        "http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8064",
        "http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/16108",
        "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/25/7",
        "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/25/9",
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46008",
        "http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0225",
        "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/65029",
        "https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12414"
    ]
}