CVE-2012-0904 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can crash VLC media player by providing a maliciously crafted AMR file with a long string.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2012-0904?
CVE-2012-0904 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Videolan Vlc Media Player, published on 20 Jan 2012. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
VLC media player 1.1.11 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a long string in an amr file.
Weakness: CWE-399
Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-0904?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Videolan Vlc Media Player.
How do I fix CVE-2012-0904?
No fix has been published for CVE-2012-0904 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2012-0904 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2012-0904 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in Videolan Vlc Media Player
Sources
Also known as GHSA-jgp8-x56r-6hhp.