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CVE-2021-25803 (GCVE-0-2021-25803)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-07-26 16:26 – Updated: 2024-08-03 20:11
VLAI
Summary
A buffer overflow vulnerability in the vlc_input_attachment_New component of VideoLAN VLC Media Player 3.0.11 allows attackers to cause an out-of-bounds read via a crafted .avi file.
Severity
7.1 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
CWE
  • n/a
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