CVE-2012-5470 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in VideoLAN VLC Media Player version 2.0.3, specifically within the libpng_plugin. An attacker can trigger an application crash by providing a specially crafted PNG file. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.3, indicating a medium attack complexity and requiring user interaction, with the primary impact being availability (application crash). While not actively exploited in the wild and not listed in CISA's KEV catalog, a proof-of-concept exploit is publicly available on ExploitDB, though there is minimal community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.0.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:2.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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