CVE-2011-0021
Multiple heap-based buffer overflows in cdg.c in the CDG decoder in VideoLAN VLC Media Player...
Multiple heap-based buffer overflows in cdg.c in the CDG decoder in VideoLAN VLC Media Player before 1.1.6 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted CDG video.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Multiple heap-based buffer overflows in cdg.c in the CDG decoder in VideoLAN VLC Media Player before 1.1.6 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted CDG video.
- Record
CVE-2011-0021- CVSS 2.0
- 9.3 High
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Multiple heap-based buffer overflows in cdg.c in the CDG decoder in VideoLAN VLC Media Player before 1.1.6 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted CDG video.
- Record
CVE-2011-0021- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2011-0047 No score
Multiple heap-based buffer overflows in cdg.c in the CDG decoder in VideoLAN VLC Media Player before 1.1.6 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted CDG video.
- Record
EUVD-2011-0047- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-62w2-x3mc-cwxp No score
Multiple heap-based buffer overflows in cdg.c in the CDG decoder in VideoLAN VLC Media Player...
Multiple heap-based buffer overflows in cdg.c in the CDG decoder in VideoLAN VLC Media Player before 1.1.6 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted CDG video.
- Record
GHSA-62w2-x3mc-cwxp- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
Multiple heap-based buffer overflows in cdg.c in the CDG decoder in VideoLAN VLC Media Player before 1.1.6 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted CDG video.
- Record
CVE-2011-0021- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2011-0021 No score
Multiple heap-based buffer overflows in cdg.c in the CDG decoder in VideoLAN VLC Media Player before 1.1.6 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted CDG video.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2011-0021- 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-2011-0021 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 9.3) in Videolan Vlc Media Player, published January 25, 2011. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 5.83%, the 93rd percentile. Fixed in vlc 1.1.3-1squeeze2.
References
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/64879
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12460
vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0185
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/20/3
securityfocus.com/bid/45927
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download.videolan.org/pub/videolan/vlc/1.1.6/vlc-1.1.6.tar.bz2
git.videolan.org?p=vlc.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=f9b664eac0e1a7bceed9d7b5854fd9fc351b4aab
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-0021
github.com/advisories/GHSA-62w2-x3mc-cwxp
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2011-0021