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CVE-2012-0904 json

VLC media player 1.1.11 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a long string in an amr file.

published 2012-01-20 14 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2012-0927

cvss
4.3
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
4.8%
EPSS 4.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 92%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

VLC media player 1.1.11 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a long string in an amr file.

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-18309)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

4.84% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 92% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-18309 VideoLAN VLC Media Player 1.1.11 - '.amr' Denial of Service (PoC) dos, 2012-01-04
  • archives.neohapsis.com http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-01/0033.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/51255 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 4.3 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-399 Resource Management Errors

References

Sources

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