CVE-2012-2396 Denial of service in n/a

Medium 4.3 Published 19 Apr 2012 Updated 6 Aug 2024

Remote attackers can crash VLC media player by tricking users into opening a crafted MP4 file, causing a divide-by-zero error.

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: Available

What is CVE-2012-2396?

CVE-2012-2396 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Videolan Vlc Media Player, published on 19 Apr 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

VideoLAN VLC media player 2.0.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (divide-by-zero error and application crash) via a crafted MP4 file.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-2396?

It affects 1 product.

Linux distribution packages (1)

taglib openSUSE:Tumbleweed All versions 1.11-1.4

Products include Videolan Vlc Media Player.

How do I fix CVE-2012-2396?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

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-2012-2396 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-2396 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.

All Videolan Vlc Media Player vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2012-2396, GHSA-w4px-4wpx-8xhm, openSUSE-SU-2024:10087-1.