Vulnerability Details : CVE-2012-1775

Public exploit exists!
Stack-based buffer overflow in VideoLAN VLC media player before 2.0.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted MMS:// stream.
Published 2012-03-19 16:55:01
Updated 2017-12-14 02:29:01
Source MITRE
View at NVD,   CVE.org
Vulnerability category: OverflowExecute code

Products affected by CVE-2012-1775

Threat overview for CVE-2012-1775

Top countries where our scanners detected CVE-2012-1775
Top open port discovered on systems with this issue 80
IPs affected by CVE-2012-1775 160
Threat actors abusing to this issue? Yes
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2012-1775

EPSS FAQ
96.42%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History
~ 100 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

Metasploit modules for CVE-2012-1775

  • VLC MMS Stream Handling Buffer Overflow
    Disclosure Date: 2012-03-15
    First seen: 2020-04-26
    exploit/windows/browser/vlc_mms_bof
    This module exploits a buffer overflow in VLC media player VLC media player prior to 2.0.0. The vulnerability is due to a dangerous use of sprintf which can result in a stack buffer overflow when handling a malicious MMS URI. This module uses the browser as attack

CVSS scores for CVE-2012-1775

Base Score Base Severity CVSS Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Score Source First Seen
9.3
 HIGH AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
8.6
10.0
 NIST

CWE ids for CVE-2012-1775

  • The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.
    Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)

References for CVE-2012-1775

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