CVE-2011-0522
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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Key data
EPSS
- Score
- 0.51538 (51.5% probability)
- Percentile
- 99.0%
- Scores of
- Nov 10, 2026
- Model
- v2026.06.15
References
- 46008 (securityfocus.com)vdb-entry
- vlcmediaplayer-usf-bo(65029) (exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com)vdb-entry
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:12414 (oval.cisecurity.org)vdb-entrysignature
- 8064 (securityreason.com)third-party-advisory
- [oss-security] 20110125 Re: CVE Request: VLC Subtitle StripTags heap corruption (openwall.com)mailing-list
- 16108 (exploit-db.com)exploit
- [oss-security] 20110125 CVE Request: VLC Subtitle StripTags heap corruption (openwall.com)mailing-list
- [vlc-devel] 20110117 Security: Subtitle StripTags heap corruption, potentially exploitable. Patch included (mailman.videolan.org)mailing-list
- ADV-2011-0225 (vupen.com)vdb-entry
- git.videolan.org/gitweb.cgi?p=vlc/vlc-1.1.git%3Ba=tag%3Bh=b…
- [vlc-devel] 20110116 Security: Subtitle StripTags heap corruption, potentially exploitable. Patch included (mailman.videolan.org)mailing-list
Timeline
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