CVE-2012-5855

The SHAddToRecentDocs function in VideoLAN VLC media player 2.0.4 and earlier might allow user-assisted attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted file name that triggers an incorrect string-length calculation when the file is added to VLC. NOTE: it is not clear whether this issue crosses privilege boundaries or whether it can be exploited without user interaction.

CVSS v2.0 4.3 MEDIUM

4.3^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Exploitability : 8.6 / Impact : 2.9

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity MEDIUM

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=135274330022215&w=2
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/524626	Exploit
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16781

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Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:2.0.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:2.0.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:2.0.3:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:2.0.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player::::::::

Information

Published : 2013-07-10 12:55

Updated : 2017-09-18 18:35

NVD link : CVE-2012-5855

Mitre link : CVE-2012-5855

JSON object : View

CWE

CWE-189

Numeric Errors

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Products Affected

videolan

vlc_media_player

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