CVE-2012-5855
Estado: ModificadaMedia (4.3)—
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.
CVSS
- Versión: 2.0
- Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
- Puntuación base: 4.3
Probabilidad de explotación (EPSS)
- Probabilidad de explotación en los próximos 30 días: 1.21%
- Percentil entre todas las CVEs puntuadas: 68
- Fecha de la puntuación: 7/10/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, de FIRST) estima la probabilidad de que una vulnerabilidad sea explotada en 30 días. Complementa a CVSS (impacto) y a CISA KEV (explotación confirmada).
Tecnologías afectadas (1)
CWE
- CWE-189
Referencias
- http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=135274330022215&w=2
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/524626
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16781
- http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=135274330022215&w=2
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/524626
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16781
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