CVE-2011-0531

demux/mkv/mkv.hpp in the MKV demuxer plugin in VideoLAN VLC media player 1.1.6.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and execute arbitrary commands via a crafted MKV (WebM or Matroska) file that triggers memory corruption, related to "class mismatching" and the MKV_IS_ID macro.

CVSS v2.0 NVD

9.3 HIGHAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

EPSS

41.85% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 99th percentile

Published

2011-02-07

Updated

2024-08-06

Metasploit modules (1)

• rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/windows/fileformat/vlc_webm.rb

ExploitDB entries (1)

• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/16637

Security advisories

• http://secunia.com/advisories/43131
• http://www.videolan.org/security/sa1102.html
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/31/4
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/31/8
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46060

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry