{"id":"DEBIAN-CVE-2011-0531","details":"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.","modified":"2026-09-14T06:47:25.139697772Z","published":"2011-02-07T21:00:16.697Z","upstream":["CVE-2011-0531"],"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2011-0531"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"vlc","ecosystem":"Debian:12","purl":"pkg:deb/debian/vlc?arch=source&distro=bookworm"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1.1.7-1"}]}],"ecosystem_specific":{"urgency":"medium"},"database_specific":{"source":"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2011-0531.json"}},{"package":{"name":"vlc","ecosystem":"Debian:13","purl":"pkg:deb/debian/vlc?arch=source&distro=trixie"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1.1.7-1"}]}],"ecosystem_specific":{"urgency":"medium"},"database_specific":{"source":"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2011-0531.json"}},{"package":{"name":"vlc","ecosystem":"Debian:14","purl":"pkg:deb/debian/vlc?arch=source&distro=forky"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1.1.7-1"}]}],"ecosystem_specific":{"urgency":"medium"},"database_specific":{"source":"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2011-0531.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.9.0"}