Vulnerability · Published Jul 26, 2021 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2021-25804
High 7.5
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in the vlc package (Debian). There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.8% (higher than 79% of all known vulnerabilities). Ready-made attack tooling exists: public proof-of-concept code. Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)7.5High
Exploit odds (30 days)1.8%top 21.3% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack tooling1Public PoC
Official description
A NULL-pointer dereference in "Open" in avi.c of VideoLAN VLC Media Player 3.0.11 can a denial of service (DOS) in the application.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | vlc | 3.0.12-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2021-25804 |
| Debian:13 | vlc | 3.0.12-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2021-25804 |
| Debian:14 | vlc | 3.0.12-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2021-25804 |