CVE-2011-0531
Published: 7 February 2011
demux/mkv/mkv.hpp in the MKV demuxer plugin in VideoLAN VLC media player 1.1.6.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and execute arbitrary commands via a crafted MKV (WebM or Matroska) file that triggers memory corruption, related to "class mismatching" and the MKV_IS_ID macro.
Priority
Status
| Package | Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
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vlc Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
dapper |
Ignored
(end of life)
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| hardy |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
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| karmic |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
| lucid |
Released
(1.0.6-1ubuntu1.5)
|
|
| maverick |
Released
(1.1.4-1ubuntu1.4)
|
|
| natty |
Not vulnerable
(1.1.7-1ubuntu1)
|
|
| upstream |
Released
(1.1.7-1)
|
|
|
Patches: other: http://git.videolan.org/?p=vlc.git;a=commit;h=59491dcedffbf97612d2c572943b56ee4289dd07 debdiff: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/vlc/+bug/714089 |
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