First published: Mon Jul 26 2021(Updated: )
A buffer overflow vulnerability in the vlc_input_attachment_New component of VideoLAN VLC Media Player 3.0.11 allows attackers to cause an out-of-bounds read via a crafted .avi file.
Credit: cve@mitre.org
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
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Videolan Vlc Media Player | =3.0.11 |
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CVE-2021-25803 is a buffer overflow vulnerability in the vlc_input_attachment_New component of VideoLAN VLC Media Player 3.0.11.
CVE-2021-25803 allows attackers to cause an out-of-bounds read in VLC Media Player 3.0.11 via a crafted .avi file.
The severity of CVE-2021-25803 is high with a CVSS score of 7.1.
To fix CVE-2021-25803, update to the latest version of VideoLAN VLC Media Player.
More information about CVE-2021-25803 can be found at the following link: https://code.videolan.org/videolan/vlc-3.0/-/commit/56cbe9c4b59edbdc5e1bb2687992f3bbf492eccb.