CVE-2012-5855
- State
- Published
- Severity
- Not scored
- Published
- Jul 10, 2013
- Updated
- Aug 6, 2024
- Reserved
- Nov 12, 2012
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.
Scores
The record has no CVSS score.
Weaknesses
The record names no weakness.
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
n/an/a |
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References
- 20121105 VideoLAN VLC Media Player <= 2.0.4 Crash Bugmailing-list
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:16781vdb-entrysignature
- [oss-security] 20121112 VLC 2.0.4 SHAddToRecentDocs CVE-2012-5855mailing-list
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