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CVE-2025-51602 json

mmstu.c in VideoLAN VLC media player before 3.0.22 allows an out-of-bounds read and denial of service via a crafted 0x01 response from an M…

published 9mo ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2026-2904

cvss
4.8
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.4%
EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 35%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

mmstu.c in VideoLAN VLC media player before 3.0.22 allows an out-of-bounds read and denial of service via a crafted 0x01 response from an MMS server.

Patch / fix

  • VideoLAN VLC media player 3.0.22
  • vlc Debian 12 3.0.22-0+deb12u1
  • vlc Debian 13 3.0.22-0+deb13u1
  • vlc Debian 14 3.0.22-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2025-51602

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red hat product security vex CVE-2025-51602 updated cvss 6.5

vlc: out-of-bounds read via a crafted 0x01 response from an MMS server

  • Red Hat All currently supported Red Hat products
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf

CISA SSVC

Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
partial
Assessed
9mo ago

Exploit prediction

0.41% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 35% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 3.1 4.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L

Affected products

  • VideoLAN VLC media player

Classification

Weakness

References

Sources

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