CVE-2012-0904

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Published Jan 20, 2012 CVSS 2.0 · 4.3 Medium EPSS 4.8% KEV · Not listed

Description

VLC media player 1.1.11 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a long string in an amr file.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:1.1.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

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Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

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Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 4.8% (4.841% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-01/0033.html
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18309
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/51255
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/72085
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14327

History

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Subscriptions

Videolan Vlc Media Player

Weaknesses

CWE-399

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 6:38 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Jan 20, 2012, 5:00 PM
Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 6:38 PM
Reserved: Jan 20, 2012, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 11:38 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Jan 20, 2012, 5:55 PM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 11:38 PM

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