CVE-2018-11516: Videolan Vlc Media Player

High severity, CVSS 8.8. EPSS: 3.7% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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.

Affected products

• Videolan Vlc Media Player: version 3.0.0 only; version 3.0.1 only

Published 2018-05-28. Last modified 2026-06-17.