plugins/demux/libmkv_plugin.dll in VideoLAN VLC Media Player 2.0.7, and possibly other versions, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted MKV file, possibly involving an integer overflow and out-of-bounds read or heap-based buffer overflow, or an uncaught exception
Published Jul 10, 2013
6.3
MEDIUMCVSS 3.1
EPSS 2.89%
Description
plugins/demux/libmkv_plugin.dll in VideoLAN VLC Media Player 2.0.7, and possibly other versions, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted MKV file, possibly involving an integer overflow and out-of-bounds read or heap-based buffer overflow, or an uncaught exception. NOTE: the vendor disputes the severity and claimed vulnerability type of this issue, stating "This PoC crashes VLC, indeed, but does nothing more... this is not an integer overflow error, but an uncaught exception and I doubt that it is exploitable. This uncaught exception makes VLC abort, not execute random code, on my Linux 64bits machine." A PoC posted by the original researcher shows signs of an attacker-controlled out-of-bounds read, but the affected instruction does not involve a register that directly influences control flow
Affected products
No data.
- 2.0.7
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.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
CISA SSVC (Vulnrichment)
Stakeholder-Specific Vulnerability Categorization from CISA ADP.
Exploitation
PoCAutomatable
NoTechnical Impact
PartialDecision
n/aAssessed Apr 22, 2024 · SSVC 2.0.3
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
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 (17 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.89% (0.02888) | 86.39th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.89% (0.02888) | 85.02th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.07% (0.01073) | 76.22th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Feb 7, 2025 | 2.51% (0.02514) | 89.97th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 17, 2024 | 3.61% (0.03610) | 91.82th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 4, 2024 | 0.81% (0.00812) | 81.89th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 24, 2024 | 1.03% (0.01032) | 83.82th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 10, 2024 | 0.64% (0.00640) | 79.08th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 25, 2024 | 0.52% (0.00518) | 76.49th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 15, 2024 | 0.44% (0.00439) | 74.22th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.37% (0.00369) | 71.80th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 8, 2023 | 5.58% (0.05582) | 92.44th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 9, 2023 | 2.53% (0.02533) | 88.67th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 2.33% (0.02333) | 88.01th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 4.97% (0.04967) | 89.52th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 4.97% (0.04967) | 88.46th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 4.97% (0.04967) | 74.95th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (7)
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2013/Jul/71 mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCExploit
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2013/Jul/77 mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISC
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2013/Jul/79 mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISC
- http://secunia.com/advisories/52956 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/blog/372/ x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory
- http://www.jbkempf.com/blog/post/2013/More-lies-from-Secunia x_refsource_MISC
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/61032 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2013/Jul/71 | mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCExploit | |
| http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2013/Jul/77 | mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISC | |
| http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2013/Jul/79 | mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISC | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/52956 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory | |
| http://secunia.com/blog/372/ | x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.jbkempf.com/blog/post/2013/More-lies-from-Secunia | x_refsource_MISC | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/61032 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID |
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