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Unscored Public exploit CVE-2011-0522 EUVD-2011-0542GHSA-fw4m-69v6-35wh

The StripTags function in (1) the USF decoder (modules/codec/subtitles/subsdec.c) and (2) the Text decoder (modules/codec/subtitles/subsusf…

Published Feb 7, 2011 · Updated Aug 6, 2024 · Assigned by redhat

Package: vlc Ecosystem: Debian

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.

Fixed in Linux distributions

Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.

Debian

Security tracker ↗
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian 14 vlc 1.1.3-1squeeze2 —
Debian 13 vlc 1.1.3-1squeeze2 —
Debian 12 vlc 1.1.3-1squeeze2 —

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