Vulnerability Details : CVE-2012-5855

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.
Published 2013-07-10 19:55:01
Updated 2017-09-19 01:35:32
Source MITRE
View at NVD,   CVE.org
Vulnerability category: Denial of service

Threat overview for CVE-2012-5855

Top countries where our scanners detected CVE-2012-5855
Top open port discovered on systems with this issue 80
IPs affected by CVE-2012-5855 13
Threat actors abusing to this issue? Yes
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2012-5855

Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 0.14%

Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 49 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ

CVSS scores for CVE-2012-5855

Base Score Base Severity CVSS Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Score Source
4.3
 MEDIUM AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
8.6
2.9
 NIST

CWE ids for CVE-2012-5855

  • Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)

References for CVE-2012-5855

Products affected by CVE-2012-5855

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