Heap based memory corruption vulnerability in "StripTags()" function within the USF and Text subtitles decoders in VideoLAN VLC Media Player| ID: oval:org.secpod.oval:def:125 | Date: (C)2011-02-14 (M)2023-11-09 |
| Class: VULNERABILITY | Family: windows |
The host is installed with VideoLAN VLC Media Player 1.1 before 1.1.6 and is prone to Heap based memory corruption vulnerability. A flaw is present in the "StripTags()" function within the USF and Text subtitles decoders ["modules/codec/subtitles/subsdec.c" and "modules/codec/subtitles/subsusf.c"], which fails to restrict malformed data processing. Successful exploitation could let remote attackers to overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system or cause the application to crash.
| Platform: |
| Microsoft Windows 11 |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2022 |
| Microsoft Windows Server |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2019 |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2016 |
| Microsoft Windows 2000 |
| Microsoft Windows 7 |
| Microsoft Windows 8 |
| Microsoft Windows 8.1 |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2012 |
| Microsoft Windows Vista |
| Microsoft Windows XP |
| Microsoft Windows 10 |
