# VLC media player 3.0.12

VLC media player 3.0.12, released May 10, 2021, fixes 5 CVEs in VLC media player. None of them is reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High. The latest VLC media player is 3.0.24, which also fixes every one of these CVEs.

- Web page: https://patchblox.com/security/fix/windows-app/videolan.vlc-3.0.12
- Platform: Windows apps
- Released: May 10, 2021
- Priority: High (Closes CVE-2021-25804, high severity)
- CVEs: 5, exploited: 0, on CISA KEV: 0
- Superseded by: [VLC media player 3.0.24](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/windows-app/vlc-media-player.md), the latest version, which also fixes every CVE listed here

## Applies to

| Product | Release | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| [VLC media player](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/windows-app/vlc-media-player.md) |  | 3.0.12 |

## CVEs this fix closes

| CVE | Priority | Title | CVSS | EPSS | Exploitation |
|---|---|---|---:|---:|---|
| [CVE-2021-25804](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2021-25804.md) | High | VLC media player: A NULL-pointer dereference in "Open" in avi.c of VideoLAN VLC Media Player 3.0.11 can a denial of service… | 7.5 | 0.0181 |  |
| [CVE-2021-25801](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2021-25801.md) | High | VLC media player: A buffer overflow vulnerability in the __Parse_indx component of VideoLAN VLC Media Player 3.0.11 allows… | 7.1 | 0.0152 |  |
| [CVE-2020-26664](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2020-26664.md) | High | VLC media player: A vulnerability in EbmlTypeDispatcher::send in VideoLAN VLC media player 3.0.11 allows attackers to trigger… | 7.8 | 0.0150 |  |
| [CVE-2021-25802](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2021-25802.md) | High | VLC media player: A buffer overflow vulnerability in the AVI_ExtractSubtitle component of VideoLAN VLC Media Player 3.0.11… | 7.1 | 0.0074 |  |
| [CVE-2021-25803](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2021-25803.md) | High | VLC media player: A buffer overflow vulnerability in the vlc_input_attachment_New component of VideoLAN VLC Media Player… | 7.1 | 0.0074 |  |

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