CVE-2012-1776 describes multiple heap-based buffer overflows in VideoLAN VLC media player versions prior to 2.0.1. This critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.3) allows unauthenticated remote attackers to trigger a denial of service or potentially execute arbitrary code by sending a specially crafted Real RTSP stream. Despite its high severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (e.g., Metasploit, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 2.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.1.99aCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.1.99a:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.1.99bCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.1.99b:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.1.99cCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.1.99c:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.1.99dCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.1.99d:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.