CVE-2018-11529 (GCVE-0-2018-11529)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2018-07-11 16:00 – Updated: 2024-08-05 08:10
VLAI KEVintel KEV
Summary
VideoLAN VLC media player 2.2.x is prone to a use after free vulnerability which an attacker can leverage to execute arbitrary code via crafted MKV files. Failed exploit attempts will likely result in denial of service conditions.
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
URL Tags
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041311 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Jul/28 mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISC
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45626/ exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4251 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
Date Public
2018-07-09 00:00
KEVintel KEV
Known Exploited Vulnerability - GCVE BCP-07 Compliant

Vulnerability ID: CVE-2018-11529

Status: Confirmed

Status Updated: 2018-07-11 16:00 UTC

Exploited: Yes


Timestamps
First Seen: 2018-07-11
Asserted: 2018-07-11

Scope
Notes: KEVIntel entry: VideoLAN VLC media player 2.2.x is prone to a use after free vulnerability which an attacker can leverage to execute arbitrary code via crafted MKV... | Affected: VideoLAN / VLC media player | CVSS: 8.0 (HIGH) | Used in malware: unknown | Not yet in CISA KEV: True

Evidence

Type: Public Report

Signal: Successful Exploitation

Confidence: 70%

Source: kevintel


Details
Feed KEVIntel (kevintel.com)
Title VideoLAN VLC media player 2.2.x is prone to a use after free vulnerability which an attacker can leverage to execute arbitrary code via crafted MKV...
Vendor VideoLAN
Product VLC media player
Added Date 2018-07-11T16:00:00.000Z
Cvss Score 8.0
Epss Score None
Cvss Severity HIGH
Epss Percentile None
Used In Malware unknown
Ahead Of Cisa Kev None
Not Yet In Cisa Kev True

References

Created: 2026-06-19 12:53 UTC | Updated: 2026-06-19 12:53 UTC
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