Vulnerability · CVE-2025-51602
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.
Published Jan 16, 2026 · catalog updated Mar 23, 2026 · VideoLAN VLC media player
Last checked Nov 4, 2026. A connected source was read within the last 7 days.
Check if you run it
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-51602. EPSS is 0.41%. Act only if a listed version of VideoLAN VLC media player is installed.
Gaps on this record
- No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
- Severity
- Medium4.8
- Known exploitation
- Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
- EPSS
- 0.41%
- Remediation
- Version ranges on file
- Affected products
- vendor VideoLAN VLC media player 0 <3.0.22
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.
Are you affected?
Enter the version you run. The result uses only the ranges stored on this record.
The check returns affected, not affected, or incomplete. It does not guess a version that is missing from the record.
- vendor VideoLAN VLC media player 0 <3.0.220 <3.0.22
How to fix CVE-2025-51602
Upgrade
CVE-2025-51602 lists a fix boundary at 3.0.22. Compare the installed build with that boundary before you change production.
Version check
Seen in 0 <3.0.22
Advisory
Open the cve_org record and follow its fix.
Official advisories
What to do
Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.
Should you patch?
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-51602. EPSS is 0.41%. Act only if a listed version of VideoLAN VLC media player is installed.
Which versions are affected?
Compare what you have installed with VideoLAN VLC media player 0 <3.0.22 0 <3.0.22. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.
What should an analyst verify?
No weakness class is stored. EPSS 0.41%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.
Code
The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.
No public source repository is identified for this product.
Timeline
Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.
Jan 16, 2026 · EUVD
Detected
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.
Mar 23, 2026 · EUVD
Updated
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.
Sources
- CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2025-51602
Official CVE identifier
cve.org - FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2025-51602
30-day exploitation probability 0.41%
first.org - EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2026-2904
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.
euvd.enisa.europa.eu
References
Freshness
Last verified in this catalog Nov 3, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.
- CVE.orgNov 4, 2026
- FIRST EPSSNov 3, 2026
- EUVDNov 2, 2026