DEBIAN-CVE-2011-0531

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Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2011-0531
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2011-0531.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2011-0531
Upstream
Published
2011-02-07T21:00:16.697Z
Modified
2025-11-19T02:04:24.258443Z
Summary
[none]
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 MKVISID macro.

References

Affected packages

Debian:11 / vlc

Package

Name
vlc
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/vlc?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
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"

Debian:12 / vlc

Package

Name
vlc
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/vlc?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
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"

Debian:13 / vlc

Package

Name
vlc
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/vlc?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
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"

Debian:14 / vlc

Package

Name
vlc
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/vlc?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
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"