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TI-2018-08244 Aliases CVE-2018-11529GHSA-j4p7-jwxh-8774

VideoLAN VLC media player 2.2.x is prone to a use after free vulnerability which an…

Priority MEDIUM 63CWE-416Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Adjacent network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-416 and the CVSS impact.

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.40497 98th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 2 exploit referencesTagged by NVD and the CNA
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.0VulnerableDebian
cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 2.2.8VulnerableVideoLAN
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
  • cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 2.2.8 Vulnerable ·VideoLAN

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-11529
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-j4p7-jwxh-8774

References

Exploit 2

Advisory 1

Sources

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