CVE-2012-5470

medium

Description

libpng_plugin in VideoLAN VLC media player 2.0.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted PNG file.

References

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15540

https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2012-5389

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55850

http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/21889/

http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/24/3

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2012-10-26

Updated: 2026-06-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 4.3

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

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 5.5

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Severity: Medium

EPSS

EPSS: 0.05848