CVE-2021-25801

Published: 26 July 2021

A buffer overflow vulnerability in the __Parse_indx component of VideoLAN VLC Media Player 3.0.11 allows attackers to cause an out-of-bounds read via a crafted .avi file.

Priority

Cvss 3 Severity Score

7.1

Score breakdown

Status

Package	Release	Status
vlc Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	jammy	Not vulnerable (3.0.16-1build7)
	bionic	Released (3.0.8-0ubuntu18.04.1+esm1) Available with Ubuntu Pro
	focal	Released (3.0.9.2-1ubuntu0.1~esm1) Available with Ubuntu Pro
	hirsute	Not vulnerable (3.0.12-3)
	upstream	Released (3.0.12-1)
	xenial	Released (2.2.2-5ubuntu0.16.04.5+esm2) Available with Ubuntu Pro
	trusty	Ignored (end of standard support)
	impish	Not vulnerable
	kinetic	Not vulnerable (3.0.17.4-5)
	lunar	Not vulnerable (3.0.18-2build1)

Severity score breakdown

Parameter	Value
Base score	7.1
Attack vector	Local
Attack complexity	Low
Privileges required	None
User interaction	Required
Scope	Unchanged
Confidentiality	High
Integrity impact	None
Availability impact	High
Vector	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H

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