$ cve CVE-2012-2396 JSON

CVE-2012-2396 EXPLOIT

4.3

MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 7.2% (pctl 94)

Patch early

A public exploit exists.

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.

Scoring

CVSS	4.3 (MEDIUM, v2.0)
Vector	AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
EPSS	7.21% — more likely to be exploited than 94% of all CVEs
On CISA KEV	no
Public exploit	yes
Published	2012-04-19
Last modified	2026-06-16

Affected (1)

Vendor	Product
videolan	vlc media player

Public exploits

Source	Title	Date
exploit-db	VideoLAN VLC Media Player 2.0.1 - '.mp4' Crash (PoC)	2012-04-19

References

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