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title: "CVE-2011-2588\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2011-2588

Publication date 27 July 2011

Last updated 24 July 2024

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Ubuntu priority

**Medium**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

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## Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in the AVI\_ChunkRead\_strf function in libavi.c
in the AVI demuxer in VideoLAN VLC media player before 1.1.11 allows remote
attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly
execute arbitrary code via a crafted AVI media file.

## Status

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| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| vlc | 11.04 natty | Fixed 1.1.9-1ubuntu1.3 |
| 10.10 maverick | Fixed 1.1.4-1ubuntu1.7 |
| 10.04 LTS lucid | Fixed 1.0.6-1ubuntu1.8 |
| 8.04 LTS hardy | Ignored end of life |

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* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2011-2588)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-2588)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2011-2588)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2011-2588)

### Other references

* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-2588>