VideoLAN vulnerabilities
Published CVEs affecting VideoLAN products: 10 record(s), with severity, exploitation and fixes.
CVE-2026-26227
Low · 3.7
CWE-307 Feb 26, 2026
VLC for Android < 3.7.0 Remote Access OTP Authentication Bypass
VideoLAN VLC for Android prior to version 3.7.0 contains an authentication bypass in the Remote Access Server feature due to missing or insufficient rate limiting on one-time password (OTP) verification. The Remote Access Server uses a 4-digit OTP and does not enforce effective throttling or lockout within the OTP validity window, allowing an attacker with network reachability to the server to repeatedly attempt OTP verification until a valid user_session cookie is issued. Successful exploitation results in unauthorized access to the Remote Access interface, limited to media files explicitly shared by the VLC for Android user.
CVE-2026-26228
Medium · 4.9
CWE-22 Feb 26, 2026
VLC for Android < 3.7.0 Remote Access Path Traversal
VideoLAN VLC for Android prior to version 3.7.0 contains a path traversal vulnerability in the Remote Access Server routing for the authenticated endpoint GET /download. The file query parameter is concatenated into a filesystem path under the configured download directory without canonicalization or directory containment checks, allowing an authenticated attacker with network reachability to the Remote Access Server to request files outside the intended directory. The impact is bounded by the Android application sandbox and storage restrictions, typically limiting exposure to app-internal and app-specific external storage.
CVE-2025-51602
Medium · 4.8
CWE-125 Jan 16, 2026
Out-of-bounds Read in Videolan Vlc Media Player
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.
CVE-2020-26664
High · 7.8
CWE-787 Jan 8, 2021
Out-of-bounds Write in Videolan Vlc Media Player
A vulnerability in EbmlTypeDispatcher::send in VideoLAN VLC media player 3.0.11 allows attackers to trigger a heap-based buffer overflow via a crafted .mkv file.
CVE-2019-19721
High · 7.8
CWE-193 May 15, 2020
An off-by-one error in the DecodeBlock function in codec/sdl_image.c in VideoLAN VLC…
An off-by-one error in the DecodeBlock function in codec/sdl_image.c in VideoLAN VLC media player before 3.0.9 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted image file. NOTE: this may be related to the SDL_Image product.
CVE-2019-5460
Medium · 5.5
CWE-415 Jul 30, 2019
Double Free in Videolan Vlc Media Player
Double Free in VLC versions <= 3.0.6 leads to a crash.
CVE-2019-5459
High · 7.1
CWE-191 Jul 30, 2019
Integer Underflow in Videolan Vlc Media Player
An Integer underflow in VLC Media Player versions < 3.0.7 leads to an out-of-band read.
CVE-2019-13962
Critical · 9.8
CWE-125 Jul 18, 2019
Out-of-bounds Read in Videolan Vlc Media Player
lavc_CopyPicture in modules/codec/avcodec/video.c in VideoLAN VLC media player through 3.0.7 has a heap-based buffer over-read because it does not properly validate the width and height.
CVE-2019-13602
High · 7.8
CWE-191 Jul 14, 2019
Integer Underflow in Videolan Vlc Media Player
An Integer Underflow in MP4_EIA608_Convert() in modules/demux/mp4/mp4.c in VideoLAN VLC media player through 3.0.7.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer overflow and crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted .mp4 file.
CVE-2018-19857
Critical · 9.1
CWE-824 Dec 5, 2018
The CAF demuxer in modules/demux/caf.c in VideoLAN VLC media player 3.0.4 may read memory from an...
The CAF demuxer in modules/demux/caf.c in VideoLAN VLC media player 3.0.4 may read memory from an uninitialized pointer when processing magic cookies in CAF files, because a ReadKukiChunk() cast converts a return value to an unsigned int even if that value is negative. This could result in a denial of service and/or a potential infoleak.