CVE-2011-2194 EXPLOIT
9.3
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 9.2% (pctl 95)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Integer overflow in the XSPF playlist parser in VideoLAN VLC media player 0.8.5 through 1.1.9 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors that trigger a heap-based buffer overflow.
Scoring
| CVSS | 9.3 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| EPSS | 9.18% — more likely to be exploited than 95% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-189 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2011-06-24 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| videolan | vlc media player |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | VideoLAN VLC Media Player 1.1.9 - XSPF Playlist Local File Integer Overflow | 2011-06-08 |
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/44892
- http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2257
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/48171
- http://www.videolan.org/security/sa1104.html
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14774
- http://secunia.com/advisories/44892
- http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2257
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/48171
- http://www.videolan.org/security/sa1104.html
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14774
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