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Vulnerability details: VCID-79z4-a6ab-rygh
Vulnerability ID VCID-79z4-a6ab-rygh
Aliases CVE-2011-1684
Summary Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in VLC, the worst of which could lead to user-assisted execution of arbitrary code.
Status Published
Exploitability 0.5
Weighted Severity 6.1
Risk 3.0
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Weaknesses (1)
CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
System Score Found at
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epss 0.0494 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2011-1684
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epss 0.0494 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2011-1684
cvssv2 6.8 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-1684
Reference id Reference type URL
http://git.videolan.org/?p=vlc.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=5637ca8141bf39f263ecdb62035d2cb45c740821
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/04/11/17
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/04/13/14
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/04/13/17
https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2011-1684
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2011-1684
http://secunia.com/advisories/43890
http://secunia.com/advisories/44022
http://securitytracker.com/id?1025373
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/66664
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14741
http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2218
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/47293
http://www.videolan.org/security/sa1103.html
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0916
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0954
cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:1.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:1.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:1.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:1.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:1.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:1.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:1.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:1.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:1.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:1.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:1.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:1.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:1.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:1.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:1.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:1.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:1.1.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:1.1.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:1.1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:1.1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:1.1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:1.1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CVE-2011-1684 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-1684
GLSA-201411-01 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201411-01
No exploits are available.
Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-1684
Exploitability (E) Access Vector (AV) Access Complexity (AC) Authentication (Au) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

high

functional

unproven

proof_of_concept

not_defined

local

adjacent_network

network

high

medium

low

multiple

single

none

none

partial

complete

none

partial

complete

none

partial

complete
Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
Percentile 0.89593
EPSS Score 0.0494
Published At April 1, 2026, 12:55 p.m.
Date Actor Action Source VulnerableCode Version
2026-04-01T13:00:49.148901+00:00 Gentoo Importer Import https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201411-01 38.0.0