CVE-2011-2588

Published: 27 July 2011

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.

Priority

Status

Package	Release	Status
vlc Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	hardy	Ignored (end of life)
	lucid	Released (1.0.6-1ubuntu1.8)
	maverick	Released (1.1.4-1ubuntu1.7)
	natty	Released (1.1.9-1ubuntu1.3)
	upstream	Released (1.1.11)

References

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-2588
NVD
Launchpad
Debian

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