CVE-2012-5855

MediumCVSS 4.3/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 4.3/10AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Weakness enumeration

CWE-189

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published: Jul 10, 2013
Last modified: Jun 16, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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