Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Feb 7, 2011· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2011-0522
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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Affected products
8cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:1.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 7 more
- cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:1.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:1.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:1.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:1.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:1.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:1.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: >=1.1, <1.1.6-rc
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
10- mailman.videolan.org/pipermail/vlc-devel/2011-January/078607.htmlnvdPatch
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/25/7nvdPatch
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/25/9nvdPatch
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/16108nvdExploit
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/46008nvdExploit
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0225nvdVendor Advisory
- mailman.videolan.org/pipermail/vlc-devel/2011-January/078614.htmlnvd
- securityreason.com/securityalert/8064nvd
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/65029nvd
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12414nvd
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