9.3

CVE-2012-0023: videolan vlc_media_player Resource Management Errors

CVSS: 9.3v2.0HighModified
AliasesDEBIAN-CVE-2012-0023
Published 30-10-2012Last modified 06-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2012-0023 is a high (CVSS 9.3) Resource Management Errors vulnerability in videolan vlc_media_player. EPSS estimates a 4.92% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 92% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
70/100
0100
High · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
9.3/10
010
High · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
4.92%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 0 · Duplicates 1
CVE-2011-5231

Timeline

  1. 30-10-2012
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 06-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Double free vulnerability in the get_chunk_header function in modules/demux/ty.c in VideoLAN VLC media player 0.9.0 through 1.1.12 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted TiVo (TY) file.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

4.92%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

92%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 4.92% on 21-09-2026

21-09-202621-10-2026
EPSS score
4.92%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Debian1 product
  • vlc< 1.1.13-1
Videolan1 product
  • vlc_media_player0.9.0 | 0.9.1 | 0.9.2 | 0.9.3 | 0.9.4 | 0.9.5 | 0.9.6 | 0.9.8a | 0.9.9 | 0.9.9a | 0.9.10 | 1.0.0 | 1.0.1 | 1.0.2 | 1.0.3 | 1.0.4 | 1.0.5 | 1.0.6 | 1.1.0 | 1.1.1 | 1.1.2 | 1.1.3 | 1.1.4 | 1.1.4.1 | 1.1.5 | 1.1.6 | 1.1.6.1 | 1.1.7 | 1.1.8 | 1.1.9 | 1.1.10 | 1.1.10.1 | 1.1.11 | 1.1.12

2 vendors · 2 products

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