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VideoLAN VLC Buffer Overflow Vulnerability (CNVD-2021-62884)

2021-07-2700:00:00
China National Vulnerability Database
www.cnvd.org.cn
10
videolan
vlc
buffer overflow
vulnerability
avi_extractsubtitle
multimedia player
cross-platform
exploited
out-of-bounds reads
cnvd-2021-62884

EPSS

0.001

Percentile

31.9%

VideoLAN VLC is an open source cross-platform multimedia player and framework that can play most multimedia files, as well as DVDs, audio CDs, VCDs, and various streaming protocols. a buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the AVI_ExtractSubtitle component of VideoLAN VLC version 3.0.11, which can be exploited by attackers via specially crafted .avi files to cause out-of-bounds reads.