CVE-2012-0023

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    CVE-2012-0023

    Published: 30 Oct 2012Last Modified: 10 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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 possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted TiVo (TY) file.

    References: http://secunia.com/advisories/47325, http://www.videolan.org/security/sa1108.html, http://www.videolan.org/security/sa1108.html, http://git.videolan.org/?p=vlc.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=7d282fac1cc455b5a5eca2bb56375efcbf879b06, http://securitytracker.com/id?1026449, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/29/5, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/30/9, http://www.osvdb.org/77975, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/51231, https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/71916, https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15893

    Affected packages

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High