CVE-2012-0023
Double free vulnerability in the get_chunk_header function in modules/demux/ty.c in VideoLAN VLC media player 0.9.0 through 1.1.12 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and
02 Description
Double free vulnerability in the get_chunk_header function in modules/demux/ty.c in VideoLAN VLC media player 0.9.0 through 1.1.12 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 4.91% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 91.8% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2012-10-30 19:00Z14 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-06 18:09Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2011-12-07
- Assigning CNA
- redhat
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- db6bdd6a0b3cfbb36c2c177d32695a3adbd7b1586197fdd1122c7423d4716325
05 Affected products
06 References
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20121029 VideoLAN TiVo Demuxer Duplicate CVEs (CVE-2011-5231 and CVE-2012-0023)http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/29/5
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.comvlcmediaplayer-getchunkheader-code-exec(71916)https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/71916
- www.osvdb.org77975http://www.osvdb.org/77975
- www.securityfocus.com51231http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/51231
- secunia.com47325http://secunia.com/advisories/47325
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20121030 RE: VideoLAN TiVo Demuxer Duplicate CVEs (CVE-2011-5231 and CVE-2012-0023)http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/30/9
- www.videolan.orghttp://www.videolan.org/security/sa1108.html
- oval.cisecurity.orgoval:org.mitre.oval:def:15893https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15893
- securitytracker.com1026449http://securitytracker.com/id?1026449
- git.videolan.orghttp://git.videolan.org/?p=vlc.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=7d282fac1cc455b5a5eca2bb56375efcbf879b06
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- vlc Fixed in 1.1.13-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- vlc Fixed in 1.1.13-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- vlc Fixed in 1.1.13-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
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