CVE-2021-25802

Published: 26 July 2021

A buffer overflow vulnerability in the AVI_ExtractSubtitle 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	hirsute	Not vulnerable (3.0.12-3)
	upstream	Released (3.0.12-1)
	impish	Not vulnerable
	trusty	Ignored (end of standard support)
	jammy	Not vulnerable (3.0.16-1build7)
	kinetic	Not vulnerable (3.0.17.4-5)
	lunar	Not vulnerable (3.0.18-2build1)
	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
	xenial	Released (2.2.2-5ubuntu0.16.04.5+esm2) Available with Ubuntu Pro

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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