9.3

CVE-2012-1775: videolan vlc_media_player

CVSS: 9.3v2.0HighModified
AliasesDEBIAN-CVE-2012-1775
Published 19-03-2012Last modified 06-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2012-1775 is a high (CVSS 9.3) vulnerability in videolan vlc_media_player. EPSS estimates a 44.12% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 98.7% of scored vulnerabilities. 2 public exploits are recorded.

Overall risk
70/100
0100
High · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
9.3/10
010
High · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
44.12%
0%100%
High · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits2metasploit, exploit-database

Timeline

  1. 19-03-2012
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 06-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in VideoLAN VLC media player before 2.0.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted MMS:// stream.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

44.12%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

99%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 44.12% on 21-09-2026

21-09-202621-10-2026
EPSS score
44.12%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

2 found
  • MetasploitMetasploitremoteUnverified

    VLC MMS Stream Handling Buffer Overflow

    exploit/windows/browser/vlc_mms_bof

    Maturity: poc

  • exploit-databaseremotewindowsVerified

    VideoLAN VLC Media Player 2.0.0 - Mms Stream Handling Buffer Overflow (Metasploit)

    Maturity: weaponized

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Debian1 product
  • vlc< 2.0.1-1
Videolan1 product
  • vlc_media_player≤ 2.0.0 | 0.1.99a | 0.1.99b | 0.1.99c | 0.1.99d | 0.1.99e | 0.1.99f | 0.1.99g | 0.1.99h | 0.1.99i | 0.2.0 | 0.2.50 | 0.2.60 | 0.2.61 | 0.2.62 | 0.2.63 | 0.2.70 | 0.2.71 | 0.2.72 | 0.2.73 | 0.2.80 | 0.2.81 | 0.2.82 | 0.2.83 | 0.2.90 | 0.2.91 | 0.2.92 | 0.3.0 | 0.3.1 | 0.4.0 | 0.4.1 | 0.4.2 | 0.4.3 | 0.4.3-ac3 | 0.4.4 | 0.4.5 | 0.4.6 | 0.5.0 | 0.5.1 | 0.5.2 | 0.5.3 | 0.6.0 | 0.6.1 | 0.6.2 | 0.7.0 | 0.7.1 | 0.7.1a | 0.7.2 | 0.7.2:test2 | 0.7.2:test3 | 0.8.0 | 0.8.1 | 0.8.2 | 0.8.4 | 0.8.4:test2 | 0.8.4a | 0.8.5 | 0.8.5:test3 | 0.8.5:test4 | 0.8.6 | 0.8.6a | 0.8.6b | 0.8.6c | 0.8.6d | 0.8.6e | 0.8.6f | 0.8.6g | 0.8.6h | 0.8.6i | 0.8.1337 | 0.9 | 0.9.0 | 0.9.1 | 0.9.2 | 0.9.3 | 0.9.4 | 0.9.5 | 0.9.6 | 0.9.7 | 0.9.8 | 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 | 1.1.13

2 vendors · 2 products

References

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