CVE-2021-25802

7.1HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor
Videolan
Status
Vlc Media Player
Vendor
CVE Published:
26 July 2021

Summary

A buffer overflow vulnerability in the AVI_ExtractSubtitle component of VideoLAN VLC Media Player 3.0.11 allows attackers to cause an out-of-bounds read via a crafted .avi file.

References

https://code.videolan.org/videolan/vlc-3.0/-/commit/0660a...
x_refsource_MISC

CVSS V3.1

Score:
7.1
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
None
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
Required
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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