CVE-2011-0021

Publication date 25 January 2011

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Description

Multiple heap-based buffer overflows in cdg.c in the CDG decoder in VideoLAN VLC Media Player before 1.1.6 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted CDG video.

Status

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Package	Ubuntu Release	Status
vlc	11.04 natty	Not affected
	10.10 maverick	Fixed 1.1.4-1ubuntu1.3
	10.04 LTS lucid	Fixed 1.0.6-1ubuntu1.4
	9.10 karmic	Ignored end of life
	8.04 LTS hardy	Ignored end of life
	6.06 LTS dapper	Ignored end of life

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Patch details

Patch details

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Package	Patch details
vlc	Upstream: http://git.videolan.org/?p=vlc.git;a=commit;h=f9b664eac0e1a7bceed9d7b5854fd9fc351b4aab

References

MITRE
NVD
Launchpad
Debian

Other references

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-0021