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Vulnerability ID | VCID-wjeq-f7gf-aaag |
Aliases |
CVE-2011-0531
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Summary | 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. |
Status | Published |
Exploitability | 2.0 |
Weighted Severity | 8.4 |
Risk | 10.0 |
Affected and Fixed Packages | Package Details |
CWE-20 | Improper Input Validation |
Data source | Exploit-DB |
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Date added | Feb. 8, 2011 |
Description | VideoLAN VLC Media Player 1.1.6 - 'MKV' Memory Corruption (Metasploit) |
Ransomware campaign use | Known |
Source publication date | Feb. 8, 2011 |
Exploit type | local |
Platform | windows |
Source update date | Nov. 15, 2016 |
Data source | Metasploit |
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Description | This module exploits an input validation error in VideoLAN VLC < 1.1.7. By creating a malicious MKV or WebM file, a remote attacker could execute arbitrary code. NOTE: As of July 1st, 2010, VLC now calls SetProcessDEPPoly to permanently enable NX support on machines that support it. |
Note | {} |
Ransomware campaign use | Unknown |
Source publication date | Jan. 31, 2011 |
Platform | Windows |
Source URL | https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/tree/master/modules/exploits/windows/fileformat/vlc_webm.rb |
Exploitability (E) | Access Vector (AV) | Access Complexity (AC) | Authentication (Au) | Confidentiality Impact (C) | Integrity Impact (I) | Availability Impact (A) |
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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 |
Percentile | 0.98728 |
EPSS Score | 0.73766 |
Published At | May 28, 2025, 12:55 p.m. |
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