HIGH
Multiple heap-based buffer overflows in cdg.c in the CDG decoder in VideoLAN VLC Media Player before 1.1.6 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted CDG video
Published Jan 25, 2011
9.3
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 5.83%
Description
Multiple heap-based buffer overflows in cdg.c in the CDG decoder in VideoLAN VLC Media Player before 1.1.6 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted CDG video.
Affected products
No data.
OR
- ≤ 1.1.5
- 0.1.99b
- 0.1.99e
- 0.1.99f
- 0.1.99g
- 0.1.99h
- 0.1.99i
- 0.2.0
- 0.2.60
- 0.2.61
- 0.2.62
- 0.2.63
- 0.2.70
- 0.2.71
- 0.2.72
- 0.2.73
- 0.2.80
- 0.2.81
- 0.2.82
- 0.2.83
- 0.2.90
- 0.2.91
- 0.2.92
- 0.3.0
- 0.3.1
- 0.4.0
- 0.4.1
- 0.4.2
- 0.4.3
- 0.4.4
- 0.4.5
- 0.4.6
- 0.5.0
- 0.5.1
- 0.5.2
- 0.5.3
- 0.6.0
- 0.6.1
- 0.6.2
- 0.7.0
- 0.7.2
- 0.8.0
- 0.8.1
- 0.8.2
- 0.8.4
- 0.8.5
- 0.8.6
- 0.9.2
- 0.9.3
- 0.9.4
- 0.9.5
- 0.9.6
- 0.9.8a
- 0.9.9
- 0.9.10
- 1.0.0
- 1.0.1
- 1.0.2
- 1.0.3
- 1.0.4
- 1.0.5
- 1.0.6
- 1.1.0
- 1.1.1
- 1.1.2
- 1.1.3
- 1.1.4
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
9.3 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Complete
Integrity Impact Complete
Availability Impact Complete
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
5.83% 0.05827
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 3, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.05827
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (14 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2026 | 5.83% (0.05827) | 92.94th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 5.77% (0.05773) | 92.09th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 27, 2025 | 9.61% (0.09608) | 92.52th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 8.08% (0.08080) | 91.33th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 6.21% (0.06214) | 84.37th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 8.08% (0.08080) | 91.51th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 4.04% (0.04036) | 92.42th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 24, 2023 | 4.04% (0.04036) | 91.19th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 15, 2023 | 4.14% (0.04141) | 91.15th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 26, 2023 | 3.55% (0.03554) | 90.34th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 3.40% (0.03401) | 89.94th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 5.29% (0.05288) | 89.84th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 5.29% (0.05288) | 88.81th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 5.29% (0.05288) | 75.95th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (8)
- http://download.videolan.org/pub/videolan/vlc/1.1.6/vlc-1.1.6.tar.bz2 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
- http://git.videolan.org/?p=vlc.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=f9b664eac0e1a7bceed9d7b5854fd9fc351b4aab x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/19/6 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/20/3 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTPatch
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45927 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0185 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENVendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/64879 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12460 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://download.videolan.org/pub/videolan/vlc/1.1.6/vlc-1.1.6.tar.bz2 | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch | |
| http://git.videolan.org/?p=vlc.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=f9b664eac0e1a7bceed9d7b5854fd9fc351b4aab | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/19/6 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/20/3 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTPatch | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45927 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0185 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENVendor Advisory | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/64879 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF | |
| https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12460 | vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner redhat
Published Jan 25, 2011
Updated Aug 6, 2024
Reserved Dec 7, 2010
Link CVE-2011-0021
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a