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.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2013-07-10T19:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-06T21:21:27.338Z

Reserved: 2012-11-12T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2012-5855

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2013-07-10T19:55:01.347

Modified: 2024-11-21T01:45:22.520

Link: CVE-2012-5855

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