CVE-2010-1442
VideoLAN VLC media player before 1.0.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service ...
VideoLAN VLC media player before 1.0.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid memory access and application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted byte stream to the (1) AVI, (2) ASF, or (3) Matroska (aka MKV) demuxer.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
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VideoLAN VLC media player before 1.0.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid memory access and application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted byte stream to the (1) AVI, (2) ASF, or (3) Matroska (aka MKV) demuxer.
- Record
CVE-2010-1442- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
VideoLAN VLC media player before 1.0.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid memory access and application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted byte stream to the (1) AVI, (2) ASF, or (3) Matroska (aka MKV) demuxer.
- Record
CVE-2010-1442- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2010-1470 No score
VideoLAN VLC media player before 1.0.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid memory access and application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted byte stream to the (1) AVI, (2) ASF, or (3) Matroska (aka MKV) demuxer.
- Record
EUVD-2010-1470- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-cx5f-w9vj-4rhg No score
VideoLAN VLC media player before 1.0.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service ...
VideoLAN VLC media player before 1.0.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid memory access and application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted byte stream to the (1) AVI, (2) ASF, or (3) Matroska (aka MKV) demuxer.
- Record
GHSA-cx5f-w9vj-4rhg- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
VideoLAN VLC media player before 1.0.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid memory access and application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted byte stream to the (1) AVI, (2) ASF, or (3) Matroska (aka MKV) demuxer.
- Record
CVE-2010-1442- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2010-1442 No score
VideoLAN VLC media player before 1.0.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid memory access and application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted byte stream to the (1) AVI, (2) ASF, or (3) Matroska (aka MKV) demuxer.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2010-1442- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2010-1442 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Videolan Vlc Media Player, published December 26, 2014. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.01%, the 87th percentile. Fixed in vlc 1.0.6-1.