CVE-2012-1775

high

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.

References

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14820

http://www.videolan.org/security/sa1201.html

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53391

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52550

http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18825

http://git.videolan.org/?p=vlc/vlc-2.0.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=11a95cce96fffdbaba1be6034d7b42721667821c

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2012-03-19

Updated: 2025-04-11

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 9.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 8.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.62287