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CVE-2021-25802

Published: Jul 26, 2021Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-125
7.1HIGH
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
0.7%
Top 48.8%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

Description

A buffer overflow vulnerability in the AVI_ExtractSubtitle component of VideoLAN VLC Media Player 3.0.11 allows attackers to cause an out-of-bounds read via a crafted .avi file.

No summary for this CVE yet.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:LPR:NUI:RS:UC:HI:NA:H
Exploitability
AV:LAttack Vector
Local
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:RUser Interaction
Required
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:NIntegrity
None
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-125

Affected Products

videolan
oss-project·FRaka vlc
vlc media playerOn-premDesktop App
Consumer Software / media-player
Сообщество свободного программного обеспечения
oss-projectaka fsf
Debian GNU/LinuxOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
VideoLAN organization
oss-project·FRaka videolan.org, videolan
VLC Media PlayerOn-premDesktop App
Consumer Software / media-player
АО «Концерн ВНИИНС»
commercial·RUaka ao konsern vniins
ОС ОН «Стрелец»On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
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Exploitability

Official Patch Available
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References

https://code.videolan.org/videolan/vlc-3.0/-/commit/0660acc3ab64d2c3ad99cae887a438f0648faa72
code.videolan.org
https://code.videolan.org/videolan/vlc-3.0/-/commit/0660acc3ab64d2c3ad99cae887a438f0648faa72
code.videolan.org
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-25802
nvd.nist.gov
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