CVEvulnerability
CVE-2018-11529
8.0 HIGH
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- Status
- Modified
- Published
- 2018-07-11
- Last modified
- 2026-06-17
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 3.0 ([email protected])
- 8.0 HIGH — CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
- 6.8 MEDIUM — AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- Weaknesses
- CWE-416
Description
VideoLAN VLC media player 2.2.x is prone to a use after free vulnerability which an attacker can leverage to execute arbitrary code via crafted MKV files. Failed exploit attempts will likely result in denial of service conditions.
Affected configurations
• debian debian linux 9.0
• videolan vlc media player (<= 2.2.8)
Related
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-416 Use After Free weakness
References
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Jul/28 Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041311 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4251 Third Party Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45626/ Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Jul/28 Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041311 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4251 Third Party Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45626/ Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry