CVE-2011-1087

Severity: high (CVSS 7.6 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 8.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2011-05-03 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-119

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

VideoLAN VLC: 1.0.5

References

http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/02/3
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/03/8
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/03/9
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/28/7
http://secunia.com/advisories/38853
http://www.osvdb.org/62728
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/38569
http://www.zeroscience.mk/en/vulnerabilities/ZSL-2010-4931.php
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14532
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/02/3
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/03/8
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/03/9

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