CVE-2018-11516

8.8 highEPSS 3.7%

The vlc_demux_chained_Delete function in input/demux_chained.c in VideoLAN VLC media player 3.0.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap corruption and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted .swf file.

Severity

CVSS 3.1

8.8 high

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS: 3.7% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 89% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
CWE: CWE-416
Published: 2018-05-28
Modified: 2026-06-17
Record from: the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

Affected

videolan:vlc_media_player

References

http://code610.blogspot.com/2018/05/make-free-vlc.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104293
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041312
http://www.videolan.org/security/sa1801.html
http://code610.blogspot.com/2018/05/make-free-vlc.html

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