CVE-2012-2396
VideoLAN VLC media player 2.0.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (divide-by...
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.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2012-2396- CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
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CVE-2012-2396- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2012-2383 No score
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.
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EUVD-2012-2383- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-w4px-4wpx-8xhm No score
VideoLAN VLC media player 2.0.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (divide-by...
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.
- Record
GHSA-w4px-4wpx-8xhm- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
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.
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CVE-2012-2396- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2012-2396 No score
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.
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DEBIAN-CVE-2012-2396- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:10087-1 No score
libtag-devel-1.11-1.4 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the libtag-devel-1.11-1.4 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:10087-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | VideoLAN VLC Media Player 2.0.1 - '.mp4' Crash (PoC) | 2012-04-19 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2012-2396 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.3) in Videolan Vlc Media Player, published April 19, 2012. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 7.21%, the 94th percentile. Fixed in taglib 1.7.2-1.
References
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15615
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75038
exploit-db.com/exploits/18757
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-2396
github.com/advisories/GHSA-w4px-4wpx-8xhm
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-2396
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-2396