VLC Media Player MKV File Parsing Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Severity: CRITICAL
CVE Identifier: CVE-2011-0531
Advisory Date: JUL 21, 2015
DESCRIPTION
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.
TREND MICRO PROTECTION INFORMATION
Apply associated Trend Micro DPI Rules.
SOLUTION
Trend Micro Deep Security DPI Rule Number: 1004585
Trend Micro Deep Security DPI Rule Name: 1004585 - VLC Media Player MKV File Parsing Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
AFFECTED SOFTWARE AND VERSION
- videolan vlc_media_player 0.1.99b
- videolan vlc_media_player 0.1.99e
- videolan vlc_media_player 0.1.99f
- videolan vlc_media_player 0.1.99g
- videolan vlc_media_player 0.1.99h
- videolan vlc_media_player 0.1.99i
- videolan vlc_media_player 0.2.0
- videolan vlc_media_player 0.2.60
- videolan vlc_media_player 0.2.61
- videolan vlc_media_player 0.2.62
- videolan vlc_media_player 0.2.63
- videolan vlc_media_player 0.2.70
- videolan vlc_media_player 0.2.71
- videolan vlc_media_player 0.2.72
- videolan vlc_media_player 0.2.73
- videolan vlc_media_player 0.2.80
- videolan vlc_media_player 0.2.81
- videolan vlc_media_player 0.2.82
- videolan vlc_media_player 0.2.83
- videolan vlc_media_player 0.2.90
- videolan vlc_media_player 0.2.91
- videolan vlc_media_player 0.2.92
- videolan vlc_media_player 0.3.0
- videolan vlc_media_player 0.3.1
- videolan vlc_media_player 0.4.0
- videolan vlc_media_player 0.4.1
- videolan vlc_media_player 0.4.2
- videolan vlc_media_player 0.4.3
- videolan vlc_media_player 0.4.4
- videolan vlc_media_player 0.4.5
- videolan vlc_media_player 0.4.6
- videolan vlc_media_player 0.5.0
- videolan vlc_media_player 0.5.1
- videolan vlc_media_player 0.5.2
- videolan vlc_media_player 0.5.3
- videolan vlc_media_player 0.6.0
- videolan vlc_media_player 0.6.1
- videolan vlc_media_player 0.6.2
- videolan vlc_media_player 0.7.0
- videolan vlc_media_player 0.7.2
- videolan vlc_media_player 0.8.0
- videolan vlc_media_player 0.8.1
- videolan vlc_media_player 0.8.2
- videolan vlc_media_player 0.8.4
- videolan vlc_media_player 0.8.5
- videolan vlc_media_player 0.8.6
- videolan vlc_media_player 0.9.10
- videolan vlc_media_player 0.9.2
- videolan vlc_media_player 0.9.3
- videolan vlc_media_player 0.9.4
- videolan vlc_media_player 0.9.5
- videolan vlc_media_player 0.9.6
- videolan vlc_media_player 0.9.8a
- videolan vlc_media_player 0.9.9
- videolan vlc_media_player 1.0.0
- videolan vlc_media_player 1.0.1
- videolan vlc_media_player 1.0.2
- videolan vlc_media_player 1.0.3
- videolan vlc_media_player 1.0.4
- videolan vlc_media_player 1.0.5
- videolan vlc_media_player 1.0.6
- videolan vlc_media_player 1.1.0
- videolan vlc_media_player 1.1.1
- videolan vlc_media_player 1.1.2
- videolan vlc_media_player 1.1.3
- videolan vlc_media_player 1.1.4
- videolan vlc_media_player 1.1.5
- videolan vlc_media_player 1.1.6
- videolan vlc_media_player 1.1.6.1
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