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CVE-2011-0522 Details

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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

see all 22 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-119	Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
videolan vlc media player	1.1.0 1.1.1 1.1.2 1.1.3 1.1.4
CPE cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:1.1.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:1.1.1:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:1.1.2:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:1.1.3:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:1.1.4:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:1.1.5:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:1.1.6:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.

Product

Versions

videolan vlc media player

1.1.0

1.1.1

1.1.2

1.1.3

1.1.4

CPE

cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:1.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:1.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:1.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:1.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:1.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:1.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

No remediation found in references.

Change History

8 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 16, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Apr 29, 2026	Status Change	[email protected]
Nov 21, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Nov 7, 2023	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Sep 19, 2017	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Aug 17, 2017	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Feb 8, 2011	Initial Analysis	[email protected]