CVE-2012-5855 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in VideoLAN VLC media player versions 2.0.4 and earlier. A user-assisted attacker could crash the application by providing a specially crafted filename that triggers an incorrect string-length calculation when added to VLC's recent documents. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.3 (medium severity), indicating a network-based attack with medium complexity and potential for partial availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 2.0.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
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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