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CVE-2012-5855 Detail

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.


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Hyperlink Resource
http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=135274330022215&w=2
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/524626 Exploit 
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16781

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-189 Numeric Errors cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2012-5855
NVD Published Date:
07/10/2013
NVD Last Modified:
09/18/2017
Source:
MITRE