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CVE-2011-0522 Detail

Description

The StripTags function in (1) the USF decoder (modules/codec/subtitles/subsdec.c) and (2) the Text decoder (modules/codec/subtitles/subsusf.c) in VideoLAN VLC Media Player 1.1 before 1.1.6-rc allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a subtitle with an opening "<" without a closing ">" in an MKV file, which triggers heap memory corruption, as demonstrated using refined-australia-blu720p-sample.mkv.


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URL Source(s) Tag(s)
http://git.videolan.org/gitweb.cgi?p=vlc/vlc-1.1.git%3Ba=tag%3Bh=bb16813ddb61a53113c71bccc525559405785452 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://mailman.videolan.org/pipermail/vlc-devel/2011-January/078607.html CVE, Inc., Red Hat Patch 
http://mailman.videolan.org/pipermail/vlc-devel/2011-January/078614.html CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8064 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/16108 CVE, Inc., Red Hat Exploit 
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/25/7 CVE, Inc., Red Hat Patch 
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/25/9 CVE, Inc., Red Hat Patch 
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46008 CVE, Inc., Red Hat Exploit 
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0225 CVE, Inc., Red Hat Vendor Advisory 
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/65029 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12414 CVE, Inc., Red Hat

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2011-0522
NVD Published Date:
02/07/2011
NVD Last Modified:
04/10/2025
Source:
Red Hat, Inc.