CVE-2021-25802
VLC media player: A buffer overflow vulnerability in the AVI_ExtractSubtitle component of VideoLAN VLC Media Player 3.0.11…
CVE-2021-25802 is fixed in 21 products on 2 platforms, first by VLC media player 3.0.12, released May 10, 2021. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.
HighFixed on 2 platforms
CVSS
7.1
Medium
Exploitation
None reported
No vendor assessment
CISA KEV
Not listed
Not in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
EPSS
0.0074
54th percentile
A buffer overflow vulnerability in the AVI_ExtractSubtitle component of VideoLAN VLC Media Player 3.0.11 allows attackers to cause an out-of-bounds read via a crafted .avi file.
Where it's fixed
| Product | Fixed in | Fix | Released |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windows apps | |||
| VLC media player | 3.0.12 | VLC media player 3.0.12 | May 10, 2021 |
| Linux | |||
| libvlc-bin · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 3.0.8-0ubuntu18.04.1+esm1 | libvlc-bin 3.0.8-0ubuntu18.04.1+esm1 | Dec 6, 2022 |
| libvlc-bin · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) | 3.0.9.2-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 | libvlc-bin 3.0.9.2-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 | Dec 6, 2022 |
| libvlc5 · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 3.0.8-0ubuntu18.04.1+esm1 | libvlc5 3.0.8-0ubuntu18.04.1+esm1 | Dec 6, 2022 |
| libvlc5 · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) | 3.0.9.2-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 | libvlc5 3.0.9.2-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 | Dec 6, 2022 |
| libvlccore9 · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 3.0.8-0ubuntu18.04.1+esm1 | libvlccore9 3.0.8-0ubuntu18.04.1+esm1 | Dec 6, 2022 |
| libvlccore9 · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) | 3.0.9.2-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 | libvlccore9 3.0.9.2-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 | Dec 6, 2022 |
| vlc · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 3.0.8-0ubuntu18.04.1+esm1 | vlc 3.0.8-0ubuntu18.04.1+esm1 | Dec 6, 2022 |
| vlc · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) | 3.0.9.2-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 | vlc 3.0.9.2-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 | Dec 6, 2022 |
| vlc-bin · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 3.0.8-0ubuntu18.04.1+esm1 | vlc-bin 3.0.8-0ubuntu18.04.1+esm1 | Dec 6, 2022 |
| vlc-bin · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) | 3.0.9.2-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 | vlc-bin 3.0.9.2-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 | Dec 6, 2022 |
| vlc-data · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 3.0.8-0ubuntu18.04.1+esm1 | vlc-data 3.0.8-0ubuntu18.04.1+esm1 | Dec 6, 2022 |
| vlc-data · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) | 3.0.9.2-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 | vlc-data 3.0.9.2-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 | Dec 6, 2022 |
| vlc-l10n · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 3.0.8-0ubuntu18.04.1+esm1 | vlc-l10n 3.0.8-0ubuntu18.04.1+esm1 | Dec 6, 2022 |
| vlc-l10n · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) | 3.0.9.2-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 | vlc-l10n 3.0.9.2-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 | Dec 6, 2022 |
| vlc-plugin-access-extra · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 3.0.8-0ubuntu18.04.1+esm1 | vlc-plugin-access-extra 3.0.8-0ubuntu18.04.1+esm1 | Dec 6, 2022 |
| vlc-plugin-access-extra · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) | 3.0.9.2-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 | vlc-plugin-access-extra 3.0.9.2-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 | Dec 6, 2022 |
| vlc-plugin-base · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 3.0.8-0ubuntu18.04.1+esm1 | vlc-plugin-base 3.0.8-0ubuntu18.04.1+esm1 | Dec 6, 2022 |
| vlc-plugin-base · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) | 3.0.9.2-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 | vlc-plugin-base 3.0.9.2-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 | Dec 6, 2022 |
| vlc-plugin-fluidsynth · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 3.0.8-0ubuntu18.04.1+esm1 | vlc-plugin-fluidsynth 3.0.8-0ubuntu18.04.1+esm1 | Dec 6, 2022 |
| vlc-plugin-fluidsynth · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) | 3.0.9.2-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 | vlc-plugin-fluidsynth 3.0.9.2-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 | Dec 6, 2022 |
| vlc-plugin-jack · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 3.0.8-0ubuntu18.04.1+esm1 | vlc-plugin-jack 3.0.8-0ubuntu18.04.1+esm1 | Dec 6, 2022 |
| vlc-plugin-jack · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) | 3.0.9.2-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 | vlc-plugin-jack 3.0.9.2-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 | Dec 6, 2022 |
| vlc-plugin-notify · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 3.0.8-0ubuntu18.04.1+esm1 | vlc-plugin-notify 3.0.8-0ubuntu18.04.1+esm1 | Dec 6, 2022 |
| vlc-plugin-notify · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) | 3.0.9.2-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 | vlc-plugin-notify 3.0.9.2-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 | Dec 6, 2022 |
| vlc-plugin-qt · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 3.0.8-0ubuntu18.04.1+esm1 | vlc-plugin-qt 3.0.8-0ubuntu18.04.1+esm1 | Dec 6, 2022 |
| vlc-plugin-qt · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) | 3.0.9.2-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 | vlc-plugin-qt 3.0.9.2-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 | Dec 6, 2022 |
| vlc-plugin-samba · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 3.0.8-0ubuntu18.04.1+esm1 | vlc-plugin-samba 3.0.8-0ubuntu18.04.1+esm1 | Dec 6, 2022 |
| vlc-plugin-samba · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) | 3.0.9.2-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 | vlc-plugin-samba 3.0.9.2-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 | Dec 6, 2022 |
| vlc-plugin-skins2 · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 3.0.8-0ubuntu18.04.1+esm1 | vlc-plugin-skins2 3.0.8-0ubuntu18.04.1+esm1 | Dec 6, 2022 |
| vlc-plugin-skins2 · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) | 3.0.9.2-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 | vlc-plugin-skins2 3.0.9.2-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 | Dec 6, 2022 |
| vlc-plugin-svg · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 3.0.8-0ubuntu18.04.1+esm1 | vlc-plugin-svg 3.0.8-0ubuntu18.04.1+esm1 | Dec 6, 2022 |
| vlc-plugin-svg · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) | 3.0.9.2-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 | vlc-plugin-svg 3.0.9.2-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 | Dec 6, 2022 |
| vlc-plugin-video-output · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 3.0.8-0ubuntu18.04.1+esm1 | vlc-plugin-video-output 3.0.8-0ubuntu18.04.1+esm1 | Dec 6, 2022 |
| vlc-plugin-video-output · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) | 3.0.9.2-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 | vlc-plugin-video-output 3.0.9.2-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 | Dec 6, 2022 |
| vlc-plugin-video-splitter · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 3.0.8-0ubuntu18.04.1+esm1 | vlc-plugin-video-splitter 3.0.8-0ubuntu18.04.1+esm1 | Dec 6, 2022 |
| vlc-plugin-video-splitter · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) | 3.0.9.2-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 | vlc-plugin-video-splitter 3.0.9.2-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 | Dec 6, 2022 |
| vlc-plugin-visualization · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 3.0.8-0ubuntu18.04.1+esm1 | vlc-plugin-visualization 3.0.8-0ubuntu18.04.1+esm1 | Dec 6, 2022 |
| vlc-plugin-visualization · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) | 3.0.9.2-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 | vlc-plugin-visualization 3.0.9.2-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 | Dec 6, 2022 |
| vlc-plugin-zvbi · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 3.0.8-0ubuntu18.04.1+esm1 | vlc-plugin-zvbi 3.0.8-0ubuntu18.04.1+esm1 | Dec 6, 2022 |
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