Check Point Advisories

VideoLAN VLC Media Player Heap Buffer Overflow (CVE-2011-0522)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2011-0650
Date Published:	24 Apr 2023
Severity:	Medium
Last Updated:	Monday 24 April, 2023
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2011-0522
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	VideoLAN VLC Media Player 1.1.0 VideoLAN VLC Media Player 1.1.1 VideoLAN VLC Media Player 1.1.2 VideoLAN VLC Media Player 1.1.3 VideoLAN VLC Media Player 1.1.4 VideoLAN VLC Media Player 1.1.5 VideoLAN VLC Media Player 1.1.6
Vulnerability Description	A buffer overflow vulnerability exists in VideoLAN VLC Media Player. Successful exploitation could result in the execution of arbitrary code or a denial of service condition on the target server.

Protection Overview

This protection detects attempts to exploit this vulnerability.

In order for the protection to be activated, update your Security Gateway product to the latest IPS update. For information on how to update IPS, go to SBP-2006-05, click on Protection tab and select the version of your choice.

Security Gateway R81 / R80 / R77 / R75

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the VideoLAN VLC Media Player Heap Buffer Overflow (CVE-2011-0522) protection using the Search tool and Edit the protection's settings.
Install policy on all Security Gateways.

This protection's log will contain the following information:

Attack Name: Media Player Enforcement Violation.
Attack Information: VideoLAN VLC Media Player Heap Buffer Overflow (CVE-2011-0522)