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CVE-2012-5470

• Severity: medium (CVSS 4.3 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 5.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2012-10-26 · updated 2026-06-16
• Weakness: CWE-119

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.

Affected products

• VideoLAN VLC: 2.0.3

References

• http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/24/3
• http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/21889/
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55850
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15540
• http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/24/3
• http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/21889/
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55850
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15540

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