{"id":"CVE-2011-0522","details":"The StripTags function in (1) the USF decoder (modules/codec/subtitles/subsdec.c) and (2) the Text decoder (modules/codec/subtitles/subsusf.c) in VideoLAN VLC Media Player 1.1 before 1.1.6-rc allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a subtitle with an opening \"\u003c\" without a closing \"\u003e\" in an MKV file, which triggers heap memory corruption, as demonstrated using refined-australia-blu720p-sample.mkv.","modified":"2026-04-10T03:41:39.599727Z","published":"2011-02-07T21:00:15Z","references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0225"},{"type":"EVIDENCE","url":"http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/16108"},{"type":"EVIDENCE","url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46008"},{"type":"FIX","url":"http://mailman.videolan.org/pipermail/vlc-devel/2011-January/078607.html"},{"type":"FIX","url":"http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/25/7"},{"type":"FIX","url":"http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/25/9"},{"type":"WEB","url":"http://git.videolan.org/gitweb.cgi?p=vlc/vlc-1.1.git%3Ba=tag%3Bh=bb16813ddb61a53113c71bccc525559405785452"},{"type":"WEB","url":"http://mailman.videolan.org/pipermail/vlc-devel/2011-January/078614.html"},{"type":"WEB","url":"http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8064"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/65029"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12414"}],"schema_version":"1.7.5"}