{
    "id": "CVE-2011-0531",
    "published": "2011-02-07 21:00:16",
    "last_modified": "2026-06-16 23:27:34",
    "cvss_score": "9.3",
    "cvss_severity": "HIGH",
    "cvss_version": "2.0",
    "cvss_vector": "AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C",
    "cwe": "CWE-20",
    "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.",
    "epss_score": "0.41850",
    "epss_percentile": "0.98645",
    "kev": 0,
    "kev_due": null,
    "has_exploit": 1,
    "updated_at": "2026-09-27 18:17:10",
    "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": "16637",
            "title": "VideoLAN VLC Media Player 1.1.6 - 'MKV' Memory Corruption (Metasploit)",
            "date": "2011-02-08",
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/16637"
        }
    ],
    "refs_list": [
        "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",
        "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"
    ]
}