CVE-2011-2588
Heap-based buffer overflow in the AVI_ChunkRead_strf function in libavi.c in the AVI demuxer in...
Heap-based buffer overflow in the AVI_ChunkRead_strf function in libavi.c in the AVI demuxer in VideoLAN VLC media player before 1.1.11 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted AVI media file.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
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Heap-based buffer overflow in the AVI_ChunkRead_strf function in libavi.c in the AVI demuxer in VideoLAN VLC media player before 1.1.11 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted AVI media file.
- Record
CVE-2011-2588- 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 AVI_ChunkRead_strf function in libavi.c in the AVI demuxer in VideoLAN VLC media player before 1.1.11 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted AVI media file.
- Record
CVE-2011-2588- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2011-2571 No score
Heap-based buffer overflow in the AVI_ChunkRead_strf function in libavi.c in the AVI demuxer in VideoLAN VLC media player before 1.1.11 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted AVI media file.
- Record
EUVD-2011-2571- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-8vhx-fvcj-mfx3 No score
Heap-based buffer overflow in the AVI_ChunkRead_strf function in libavi.c in the AVI demuxer in...
Heap-based buffer overflow in the AVI_ChunkRead_strf function in libavi.c in the AVI demuxer in VideoLAN VLC media player before 1.1.11 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted AVI media file.
- Record
GHSA-8vhx-fvcj-mfx3- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
Heap-based buffer overflow in the AVI_ChunkRead_strf function in libavi.c in the AVI demuxer in VideoLAN VLC media player before 1.1.11 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted AVI media file.
- Record
CVE-2011-2588- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2011-2588 No score
Heap-based buffer overflow in the AVI_ChunkRead_strf function in libavi.c in the AVI demuxer in VideoLAN VLC media player before 1.1.11 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted AVI media file.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2011-2588- 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-2011-2588 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
secunia.com/advisories/45066
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14858
videolan.org/security/sa1106.html
securityfocus.com/bid/48664
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/68532
git.videolan.org?p=vlc.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=9c14964bd11482d5c1d6c0e223440f9f1e5b1831
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nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-2588
github.com/advisories/GHSA-8vhx-fvcj-mfx3
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2011-2588
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-2937