CVE-2012-5855
Description
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.
Risk Information
Base Score
5.5
MODERATE
Vector
AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS Score
Exploitation Probability
0.344
Associated Vulnerability
| Vulnerability | OS Platform |
|---|---|
| Multiple vulnerabilities affected in VLC Media Player (X64) 2.0.4 | Windows |
| Multiple vulnerabilities affected in VLC Media Player 2.0.4 | Windows |
| Multiple Vulnerabilities are affected in VLC Media Player (MSI) (x64) 2.0.0 | Windows |
| Multiple Vulnerabilities are affected in VLC media player (MSI) 2.0.0 | Windows |
| Multiple Vulnerabilities are affected in VLC Media Player (MSI) (x64) 2.0.1 | Windows |
| Multiple Vulnerabilities are affected in VLC media player (MSI) 2.0.1 | Windows |
| Multiple Vulnerabilities are affected in VLC Media Player (MSI) (x64) 2.0.3 | Windows |
| Multiple Vulnerabilities are affected in VLC media player (MSI) 2.0.3 | Windows |
| Multiple Vulnerabilities are affected in VLC Media Player (MSI) (x64) 2.0.2 | Windows |
| Multiple Vulnerabilities are affected in VLC Media Player (MSI) (x64) 2.0.4 | Windows |
| Multiple Vulnerabilities are affected in VLC media player (MSI) 2.0.2 | Windows |
| Multiple Vulnerabilities are affected in VLC media player (MSI) 2.0.4 | Windows |
Patch Details
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| Patch ID | Patch Description |
|---|---|
| PATCH-339135 | VLC Media Player (X64) (3.0.21) |
| PATCH-339134 | VLC Media Player (3.0.21) |
| PATCH-334048 | VLC media player (MSI) (x64) (3.0.20.0) |
| PATCH-334050 | VLC media player (MSI) (3.0.20.0) |
| PATCH-334048 | VLC media player (MSI) (x64) (3.0.20.0) |
| PATCH-334050 | VLC media player (MSI) (3.0.20.0) |
| PATCH-334048 | VLC media player (MSI) (x64) (3.0.20.0) |
| PATCH-334050 | VLC media player (MSI) (3.0.20.0) |
| PATCH-334048 | VLC media player (MSI) (x64) (3.0.20.0) |
| PATCH-334048 | VLC media player (MSI) (x64) (3.0.20.0) |
| PATCH-334050 | VLC media player (MSI) (3.0.20.0) |
| PATCH-334050 | VLC media player (MSI) (3.0.20.0) |
References
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-1234
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-1234