CVE-2011-2587
Heap-based buffer overflow in the DemuxAudioSipr function in real.c in the RealMedia demuxer in...
Heap-based buffer overflow in the DemuxAudioSipr function in real.c in the RealMedia demuxer in VideoLAN VLC media player 1.1.x before 1.1.11 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted Real Media file.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Heap-based buffer overflow in the DemuxAudioSipr function in real.c in the RealMedia demuxer in VideoLAN VLC media player 1.1.x before 1.1.11 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted Real Media file.
- Record
CVE-2011-2587- CVSS 2.0
- 6.8 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Heap-based buffer overflow in the DemuxAudioSipr function in real.c in the RealMedia demuxer in VideoLAN VLC media player 1.1.x before 1.1.11 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted Real Media file.
- Record
CVE-2011-2587- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2011-2570 No score
Heap-based buffer overflow in the DemuxAudioSipr function in real.c in the RealMedia demuxer in VideoLAN VLC media player 1.1.x before 1.1.11 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted Real Media file.
- Record
EUVD-2011-2570- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-gpvx-69v7-mgx4 No score
Heap-based buffer overflow in the DemuxAudioSipr function in real.c in the RealMedia demuxer in...
Heap-based buffer overflow in the DemuxAudioSipr function in real.c in the RealMedia demuxer in VideoLAN VLC media player 1.1.x before 1.1.11 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted Real Media file.
- Record
GHSA-gpvx-69v7-mgx4- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
Heap-based buffer overflow in the DemuxAudioSipr function in real.c in the RealMedia demuxer in VideoLAN VLC media player 1.1.x before 1.1.11 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted Real Media file.
- Record
CVE-2011-2587- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2011-2587 No score
Heap-based buffer overflow in the DemuxAudioSipr function in real.c in the RealMedia demuxer in VideoLAN VLC media player 1.1.x before 1.1.11 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted Real Media file.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2011-2587- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:10064-1 No score
libvlc5-2.2.4-11.1 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the libvlc5-2.2.4-11.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:10064-1- 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-2011-2587 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.8) in Videolan Vlc Media Player, published July 27, 2011. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.69%, the 89th percentile. Fixed in vlc 1.1.11-1.
References
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14851
secunia.com/advisories/45066
securityfocus.com/bid/48664
git.videolan.org?p=vlc.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=1bce40644cddee93b4b1877a94a6ce345f32852c
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/68531
videolan.org/security/sa1105.html
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nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-2587
github.com/advisories/GHSA-gpvx-69v7-mgx4
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2011-2587
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-2937