CVE-2010-1445 describes a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in VideoLAN VLC media player versions prior to 1.0.6. This flaw allows remote attackers to trigger a denial of service or potentially execute arbitrary code by sending a specially crafted byte stream during an RTMP session. With a CVSS score of 7.5, this vulnerability is considered highly severe due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and potential for partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 1.0.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.5.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.5.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.5.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.5.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.