CVE-2011-0531 EXPLOIT
9.3
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 41.9% (pctl 99)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
demux/mkv/mkv.hpp in the MKV demuxer plugin in VideoLAN VLC media player 1.1.6.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and execute arbitrary commands via a crafted MKV (WebM or Matroska) file that triggers memory corruption, related to "class mismatching" and the MKV_IS_ID macro.
Scoring
| CVSS | 9.3 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| EPSS | 41.85% — more likely to be exploited than 99% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-20 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2011-02-07 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| videolan | vlc media player |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | VideoLAN VLC Media Player 1.1.6 - 'MKV' Memory Corruption (Metasploit) | 2011-02-08 |
References
- http://git.videolan.org/?p=vlc.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=59491dcedffbf97612d2c572943b56ee4289dd07
- http://osvdb.org/70698
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43131
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43242
- http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2159
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/31/4
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/31/8
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46060
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1025018
- http://www.videolan.org/security/sa1102.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0363
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/65045
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12415
- http://git.videolan.org/?p=vlc.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=59491dcedffbf97612d2c572943b56ee4289dd07
- http://osvdb.org/70698
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43131
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43242
- http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2159
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/31/4
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/31/8
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