Numeric Errors The advisory has been revoked - it doesn't affect any version of package vlc (opens in a new tab)
Threat Intelligence
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Test your applications- Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN11-VLC-606975
- published19 Aug 2020
- disclosed10 Jul 2013
Introduced: 10 Jul 2013
CVE-2012-5855 (opens in a new tab)Amendment
The Debian security team deemed this advisory irrelevant for Debian:11.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream vlc package and not the vlc package as distributed by Debian.
The SHAddToRecentDocs function in VideoLAN VLC media player 2.0.4 and earlier might allow user-assisted attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted file name that triggers an incorrect string-length calculation when the file is added to VLC. NOTE: it is not clear whether this issue crosses privilege boundaries or whether it can be exploited without user interaction.