Vulnerability · Published Jan 16, 2026 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2025-51602
Medium 4.8
In plain English
A medium-severity out-of-bounds read in VLC media player from VideoLAN. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.4% (higher than 35% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)4.8Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.4%top 64.7% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
mmstu.c in VideoLAN VLC media player before 3.0.22 allows an out-of-bounds read and denial of service via a crafted 0x01 response from an MMS server.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | vlc | 3.0.22-0+deb12u1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2025-51602 |
| Debian:12 | vlc | 3.0.22-0+deb12u1 | DSA-6082-1 |
| Debian:13 | vlc | 3.0.22-0+deb13u1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2025-51602 |
| Debian:13 | vlc | 3.0.22-0+deb13u1 | DSA-6082-1 |
| Debian:14 | vlc | 3.0.22-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2025-51602 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | vlc | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-51602 |
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| VideoLAN | VLC media player | 0 – before 3.0.22 |
Weakness: CWE-125 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L