1. CVE-Search
  2. CVE-2012-5855
ID CVE-2012-5855
Summary 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.
References
Vulnerable Configurations
  • cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:2.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:2.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.1.99a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.1.99a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.1.99b:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.1.99b:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.1.99c:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.1.99c:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.1.99d:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.1.99d:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.1.99e:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.1.99e:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.1.99f:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.1.99f:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.1.99g:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.1.99g:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.1.99h:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.1.99h:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.1.99i:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.1.99i:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.2.50:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.2.50:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.2.60:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.2.60:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.2.61:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.2.61:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.2.62:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.2.62:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.2.63:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.2.63:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.2.70:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.2.70:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.2.71:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.2.71:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.2.72:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.2.72:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.2.73:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.2.73:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.2.80:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.2.80:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.2.81:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.2.81:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.2.82:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.2.82:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.2.83:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.2.83:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.2.90:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.2.90:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.2.91:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.2.91:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.2.92:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.2.92:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.4.3-ac3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.4.3-ac3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.5.1a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.5.1a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.8.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.8.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.8.4a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.8.4a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.8.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.8.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.8.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.8.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.8.6a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.8.6a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.8.6b:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.8.6b:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.8.6c:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.8.6c:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.8.6d:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.8.6d:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.8.6e:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.8.6e:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.8.6f:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.8.6f:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.8.6g:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.8.6g:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.8.6h:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.8.6h:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.8.6i:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.8.6i:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.8.1337:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.8.1337:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.9.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.9.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.9.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.9.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.9.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.9.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.9.8a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.9.8a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.9.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.9.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.9.9a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.9.9a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.9.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.9.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:1.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:1.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:1.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:1.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:1.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:1.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:1.1.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:1.1.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:1.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:1.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:1.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:1.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:1.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:1.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:1.1.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:1.1.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:1.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:1.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:1.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:1.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:1.1.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:1.1.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:1.1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:1.1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:1.1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:1.1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:1.1.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:1.1.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:1.1.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:1.1.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:1.1.10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:1.1.10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:1.1.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:1.1.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:1.1.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:1.1.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:1.1.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:1.1.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:2.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:2.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CVSS
Base: 4.3 (as of 19-09-2017 - 01:35)
Impact:
Exploitability:
CWE CWE-189
CAPEC
Access
VectorComplexityAuthentication
NETWORK MEDIUM NONE
Impact
ConfidentialityIntegrityAvailability
NONE NONE PARTIAL
cvss-vector via4 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
oval via4
accepted 2013-08-26T04:00:11.823-04:00
class vulnerability
contributors
name Shane Shaffer
organization G2, Inc.
definition_extensions
comment VLC media player is installed
oval oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11821
description 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.
family windows
id oval:org.mitre.oval:def:16781
status accepted
submitted 2013-07-12T12:09:03.685-04:00
title 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
version 5
refmap via4
bugtraq 20121105 VideoLAN VLC Media Player <= 2.0.4 Crash Bug
mlist [oss-security] 20121112 VLC 2.0.4 SHAddToRecentDocs CVE-2012-5855
Last major update 19-09-2017 - 01:35
Published 10-07-2013 - 19:55
Last modified 19-09-2017 - 01:35
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