CVE-2012-3377 describes a heap-based buffer overflow in the Ogg_DecodePacket function of the OGG demuxer in VideoLAN VLC media player versions prior to 2.0.2. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and potentially execute arbitrary code by enticing a user to open a specially crafted OGG file. Rated with a CVSS score of 6.8 (Medium), it requires medium attack complexity and could lead to partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 2.0.1CPE 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:P/I:P/A:P
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