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CVE-2018-11529

• Severity: high (CVSS 8.0 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 40.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2018-07-11 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-416

Description

VideoLAN VLC media player 2.2.x is prone to a use after free vulnerability which an attacker can leverage to execute arbitrary code via crafted MKV files. Failed exploit attempts will likely result in denial of service conditions.

Affected products

• Debian Linux: 9.0
• VideoLAN VLC: through 2.2.8

References

• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Jul/28
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041311
• https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4251
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45626/
• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Jul/28
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041311
• https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4251
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45626/

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