Security contacts

Email: security@[email protected].

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Past security advisories

Please note: The VideoLAN project does not issue security advisories for underlying third party libraries. Please refer to the concerned third parties as appropriate.

2016

VideoLAN-SA-1601

Buffer Overflow in Processing QuickTime IMA Files Details

2015

VideoLAN-SA-1501

Multiple heap and buffer overflows Details

2013

VideoLAN-SA-1302 (CVE-2013-1954)

Overflow in ASF Demuxer Details

VideoLAN-SA-1301

Overflow in subtitles decoder Details

2012

VideoLAN-SA-1203 (CVE-2012-5470)

Overflow in PNG decoder Details

VideoLAN-SA-1202 (CVE-2012-1776)

Heap overflows in Real RTPS protocol Details

VideoLAN-SA-1201 (CVE-2012-1775)

Stack overflow in MMS protocol Details

2011

VideoLAN-SA-1108 (CVE-2012-0023)

Heap corruption in TiVo demuxer. Details

VideoLAN-SA-1107 (CVE-2011-3333)

NULL dereference in HTTP and RTSP server. Details

VideoLAN-SA-1106 (CVE-2011-2588)

Heap buffer overflow in AVI demuxer. Details

VideoLAN-SA-1105 (CVE-2011-2587)

Heap buffer overflow in RealMedia demuxer. Details

VideoLAN-SA-1104 (CVE-2011-2194)

Integer overflow in XSPF demuxer. Details

VideoLAN-SA-1103 (CVE-2011-1684)

Heap corruption in MP4 demuxer. Details

VideoLAN-SA-1102 (CVE-2011-0531)

Insufficient input validation in MKV demuxer. Details

VideoLAN-SA-1101 (CVE-2011-0021)

Heap corruption in CDG codec. Details

2010

VideoLAN-SA-1007 (CVE-2010-3907)

Buffer overflow in Real Media demuxer. Details

VideoLAN-SA-1006

Stack smashing in SMB/CIFS access. Details

VideoLAN-SA-1005 (CVE-2010-3124)

DLL preloading vulnerability. Details

VideoLAN-SA-1004 (CVE-2010-2937)

Insufficient input validation VLC TagLib plugin. Details

VideoLAN-SA-1003 (CVE-2010-1441..5)

Multiple vulnerabilities in VLC. Details

VideoLAN-SA-1002

Buffer overflow in ancient VLC media player Details

VideoLAN-SA-1001

Clam AntiVirus input validation error Details

2009

VideoLAN-SA-0901

Stack overflows in VLC demuxers. Details

2008

VideoLAN-SA-0811 (CVE-2008-5276)

Buffer overflows in VLC Real demuxers. Details

VideoLAN-SA-0810 (CVE-2008-5032, CVE-2008-5036)

Multiple overflows in VLC demuxers. Details

VideoLAN-SA-0809 (CVE-2008-4654, CVE-2008-4686)

Buffer overflow in VLC TiVo demuxer. Details

VideoLAN-SA-0807 (CVE-2008-3732, CVE-2008-3794)

Multiple overflows in VLC demuxers. Details

VideoLAN-SA-0806 (CVE-2008-2430)

Arbitrary code execution through potential heap-overflows in VLC's WAV demuxer. Details

VideoLAN-SA-0805 (CVE-2008-2147)

Arbitrary code execution through rogue VLC plugins in the current directory. Details

VideoLAN-SA-0804 (CVE-2007-6683)

Arbitrary file overwrite and other abuses through M3U parser and browsers plugins. Details

VideoLAN-SA-0803 (CVE-2008-0073, CVE-2008-1489, CVE-2008-1768, CVE-2008-1769)

Arbitrary memory overwrite vulnerabilities in multiple modules: Real RTSP demuxer, Real Media demuxer, MP4 demuxer, Cinepak decoder. Details

VideoLAN-SA-0802, CORE-2008-0130 (CVE-2008-0984)

Arbitrary memory overwrite vulnerability in the MP4 demuxer. Details

VideoLAN-SA-0801 (CVE-2007-6681, CVE-2007-6682, CVE-2008-0295, CVE-2008-0296)

Format string vulnerability in the Web interface. Stack-based buffer overflow in the Subtitles demuxer. String buffer overflows in the Real RTSP demuxer. Details

2007

VideoLAN-SA-0703, CORE-2007-1004 (CVE-2007-6262)

Recursive plugin release vulnerability in the Active X plugin. Details

VideoLAN-SA-0702 (CVE-2007-3316)

Format string injection in Vorbis, Theora, SAP and CDDA plugins. Details

VideoLAN-SA-0701, MOAB-02-01-2007 (CVE-2007-0017)

URL format string injection in CDDA and VCDX plugins. Details