CVE-2018-11516

Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 3.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2018-05-28 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-416

Description

The vlc_demux_chained_Delete function in input/demux_chained.c in VideoLAN VLC media player 3.0.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap corruption and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted .swf file.

Affected products

VideoLAN VLC: 3.0.0, 3.0.1

References

http://code610.blogspot.com/2018/05/make-free-vlc.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104293
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041312
http://www.videolan.org/security/sa1801.html
http://code610.blogspot.com/2018/05/make-free-vlc.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104293
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041312
http://www.videolan.org/security/sa1801.html

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