CVE-2011-1087
Buffer overflow in VideoLAN VLC media player 1.0.5 allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause...
Buffer overflow in VideoLAN VLC media player 1.0.5 allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted .mp3 file that is played during bookmark creation.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Buffer overflow in VideoLAN VLC media player 1.0.5 allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted .mp3 file that is played during bookmark creation.
- Record
CVE-2011-1087- CVSS 2.0
- 7.6 High
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Buffer overflow in VideoLAN VLC media player 1.0.5 allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted .mp3 file that is played during bookmark creation.
- Record
CVE-2011-1087- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2011-1102 No score
Buffer overflow in VideoLAN VLC media player 1.0.5 allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted .mp3 file that is played during bookmark creation.
- Record
EUVD-2011-1102- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-qvq4-69gg-r8gx No score
Buffer overflow in VideoLAN VLC media player 1.0.5 allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause...
Buffer overflow in VideoLAN VLC media player 1.0.5 allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted .mp3 file that is played during bookmark creation.
- Record
GHSA-qvq4-69gg-r8gx- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
Buffer overflow in VideoLAN VLC media player 1.0.5 allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted .mp3 file that is played during bookmark creation.
- Record
CVE-2011-1087- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2011-1087 No score
Buffer overflow in VideoLAN VLC media player 1.0.5 allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted .mp3 file that is played during bookmark creation.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2011-1087- 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-2011-1087 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.6) in Videolan Vlc Media Player, published May 3, 2011. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 8.07%, the 94th percentile. Fixed in vlc 1.1.10-1.