CVE-2011-2588
EPSS 3.0%
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.
How to fix CVE-2011-2588
To remediate CVE-2011-2588, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/vlc—upgrade to 1.1.11-1 or later
Is CVE-2011-2588 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 3.0%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 1.1.11-1