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CVE-2012-2396

• Severity: medium (CVSS 4.3 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 7.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2012-04-19 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

VideoLAN VLC media player 2.0.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (divide-by-zero error and application crash) via a crafted MP4 file.

Affected products

• VideoLAN VLC: 2.0.1

References

• http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18757/
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75038
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15615
• http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18757/
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75038
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15615

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