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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Information
Published : 2011-02-07 21:00
Updated : 2024-02-04 17:54
NVD link : CVE-2011-0522
Mitre link : CVE-2011-0522
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2011-0522
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Products Affected
videolan
- vlc_media_player
CWE
CWE-119
Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer