HIGH
Buffer overflow in VideoLAN VLC media player 1.0.5 allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted .mp3 file that is played during bookmark creation
Published May 3, 2011
7.6
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 8.07%
Description
Buffer overflow in VideoLAN VLC media player 1.0.5 allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted .mp3 file that is played during bookmark creation.
Affected products
No data.
- 1.0.5
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.
7.6 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity High
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.
8.07% 0.08074
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.08074
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 (18 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 8.07% (0.08074) | 94.63th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 8.07% (0.08074) | 94.05th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 18, 2026 | 11.01% (0.11007) | 93.45th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Feb 22, 2026 | 9.05% (0.09054) | 92.48th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jan 10, 2026 | 4.18% (0.04183) | 88.36th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Nov 2, 2025 | 5.54% (0.05539) | 89.87th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| May 7, 2025 | 4.03% (0.04029) | 87.84th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 5.78% (0.05780) | 89.55th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 10.18% (0.10179) | 88.45th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 5.78% (0.05780) | 89.81th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 5.61% (0.05607) | 93.18th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 22, 2023 | 3.54% (0.03542) | 90.64th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 1, 2023 | 3.04% (0.03036) | 89.86th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 22, 2023 | 2.90% (0.02904) | 89.29th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 2.85% (0.02850) | 89.13th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 6.60% (0.06604) | 91.53th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 6.60% (0.06604) | 90.72th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 6.60% (0.06604) | 78.62th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (9)
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/02/3 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/03/8 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/03/9 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/28/7 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://secunia.com/advisories/38853 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://www.osvdb.org/62728 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/38569 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploit
- http://www.zeroscience.mk/en/vulnerabilities/ZSL-2010-4931.php x_refsource_MISCExploit
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14532 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/02/3 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/03/8 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/03/9 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/28/7 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/38853 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.osvdb.org/62728 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/38569 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploit | |
| http://www.zeroscience.mk/en/vulnerabilities/ZSL-2010-4931.php | x_refsource_MISCExploit | |
| https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14532 | vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner redhat
Published May 3, 2011
Updated Aug 6, 2024
Reserved Feb 24, 2011
Link CVE-2011-1087
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a