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CVE-2011-2588

Heap-based buffer overflow in the AVI_ChunkRead_strf function in libavi.c in the AVI demuxer in...

6.8 MediumFix available

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

3.69%Down 1.3 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used6.8

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 MediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness
CWE-119
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE ListNo 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-2011-2571No 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-mfx3No 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
OSVNo 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-2011-2588No 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-2024:10064-1No 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

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
vlc
Debian:12
before 1.1.11-1
1.1.11-1
vlc
Debian:13
before 1.1.11-1
1.1.11-1
vlc
Debian:14
before 1.1.11-1
1.1.11-1
vlc
openSUSE:Tumbleweed
From an advisory covering 9 CVEs
before 2.2.4-11.1
2.2.4-11.1

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
affected, facts
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE 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.

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