CVE-2025-51602

MEDIUMNVD 4.84.8—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 4.8 from GitHub Security Advisory published 2026-01-16. NVD baseline CVSS 4.8; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
4.8EG
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
  • Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 4.8Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

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.

CVSS v3
4.8
EG Score
4.8(medium)
EG Risk
22(Track)
EG Risk 22/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity48% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
35%
KEV
Not listed

Published

January 16, 2026

Last Modified

June 17, 2026

Advisory Details (3)

Auto-updated Aug 9, 2026
🔬 Proof of concept available. Patch available.
generic Patch Available

[SECURITY] [DLA 4507-1] vlc security update

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2026/03/msg00011.html
generic

VideoLAN Security Bulletin VLC 3.0.22 - VideoLAN

https://www.videolan.org/security/sb-vlc3022.html
generic🟡 PoC Available

[CVE-2025-51602] - VLC MMS Heap Buffer Over-read Vulnerability (#29146) · Issues · VideoLAN / VLC · GitLab

https://code.videolan.org/videolan/vlc/-/issues/29146

Affected Packages

(4 across 4 ecosystems)
Debian:11(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
vlc3.0.16-1 ... 3.0.22~rc2-1 (40 versions)3.0.23-0+deb11u1—
Debian:12(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
vlc3.0.18-2 ... 3.0.22~rc2-1 (24 versions)3.0.22-0+deb12u1—
Debian:13(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
vlc3.0.21-10, 3.0.21-11, 3.0.22~rc1-1, 3.0.22~rc2-13.0.22-0+deb13u1—
Debian:14(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
vlc3.0.21-10, 3.0.21-11, 3.0.22~rc1-1, 3.0.22~rc2-13.0.22-1—

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

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Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2025-51602?
CVE-2025-51602 is a medium vulnerability published on January 16, 2026. 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.
When was CVE-2025-51602 disclosed?
CVE-2025-51602 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on January 16, 2026, with the most recent update on June 17, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2025-51602 actively exploited?
CVE-2025-51602 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 64.6% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2025-51602?
CVE-2025-51602 has a CVSS v3 base score of 4.8 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2025-51602?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2025-51602, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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