CVE-2012-3377 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a crash or execute arbitrary code by tricking a user into opening a malicious OGG file in VLC media player.
- 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-2012-3377?
CVE-2012-3377 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Videolan Vlc Media Player, published on 12 Jul 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
Heap-based buffer overflow in the Ogg_DecodePacket function in the OGG demuxer (modules/demux/ogg.c) in VideoLAN VLC media player before 2.0.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted OGG file.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-3377?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Videolan Vlc Media Player.
How do I fix CVE-2012-3377?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2012-3377 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-3377 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Videolan Vlc Media Player
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2012-3377, GHSA-93jf-gm4j-2jw8.