CVE-2010-0364

Stack-based buffer overflow in VideoLAN VLC Media Player 0.8.6 allows user-assisted remote...

9.3 HighPublic exploitFix available

Stack-based buffer overflow in VideoLAN VLC Media Player 0.8.6 allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an ogg file with a crafted Advanced SubStation Alpha Subtitle (.ass) file, probably involving the Dialogue field.

Exploit likelihood

6.58%Down 0.9 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 9.3

Record: CVE-2010-0364
CVSS 2.0: 9.3 HighAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness: CWE-119
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2010-0364
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2010-0395 No score

Record: EUVD-2010-0395
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-g7vj-rmhg-q3rh No score

Stack-based buffer overflow in VideoLAN VLC Media Player 0.8.6 allows user-assisted remote...

Record: GHSA-g7vj-rmhg-q3rh
Weakness: CWE-119
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV No score

Record: CVE-2010-0364
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2010-0364 No score

Record: DEBIAN-CVE-2010-0364
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

videolan vlc media player

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`vlc` Debian:12	before 0.8.6.c-4.1	0.8.6.c-4.1
`vlc` Debian:13	before 0.8.6.c-4.1	0.8.6.c-4.1
`vlc` Debian:14	before 0.8.6.c-4.1	0.8.6.c-4.1

Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

Public exploits
Source	Link	Date
Exploit-DB	VideoLAN VLC Media Player 0.8.6 a/b/c/d (Win32 Universal) - '.ass' Local Buffer Overflow	2010-01-17

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2010-0364 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 9.3) in Videolan Vlc Media Player, published January 21, 2010. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 6.58%, the 93rd percentile. Fixed in vlc 0.8.6.c-4.1.