CVE-2012-1775

Exp

Stack-based buffer overflow in VideoLAN VLC media player before 2.0.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted MMS:// stream.

Published: 2012-03-19 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
View at NVD, CVE.org, EUVD

CVE-2012-1775 is rated High Exploit Risk (81.7/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 44.62%, 99th percentile). 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2012-1775

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
18825 exploit_db edb 2012-05-03 Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2012-1775

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 72.89% 44.62% -28.27%
2 2025-09-11 62.29% 72.89% +10.60%
3 2025-03-30 — 62.29% —

Full EPSS history (18 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2012-1775

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
9.3 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 8.6 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2012-1775

OS Trackers for CVE-2012-1775

vendor priority summary link
debian low CVE-2012-1775 low priority: Debian including 1 source packages (vlc), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-1775
gentoo normal CVE-2012-1775: 1 GLSA(s) (201411-01), 1 atom(s) (media-video/vlc); latest impact normal. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2012-1775
ubuntu low CVE-2012-1775 low priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (vlc), 10 status rows across 10 suites (hardy, lucid, maverick, natty, oneiric, precise, quantal, raring, saucy, upstream): ignored 5, not-affected 4, released 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2012-1775

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2012-1775

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
videolan vlc_media_player <= 2.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
videolan vlc_media_player 0.1.99a cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.1.99a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
videolan vlc_media_player 0.1.99b cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.1.99b:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
videolan vlc_media_player 0.1.99c cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.1.99c:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
videolan vlc_media_player 0.1.99d cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.1.99d:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
videolan vlc_media_player 0.1.99e cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.1.99e:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
videolan vlc_media_player 0.1.99f cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.1.99f:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
videolan vlc_media_player 0.1.99g cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.1.99g:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
videolan vlc_media_player 0.1.99h cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.1.99h:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
videolan vlc_media_player 0.1.99i cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.1.99i:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
videolan vlc_media_player 0.2.0 cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
videolan vlc_media_player 0.2.50 cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.2.50:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
videolan vlc_media_player 0.2.60 cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.2.60:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
videolan vlc_media_player 0.2.61 cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.2.61:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
videolan vlc_media_player 0.2.62 cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.2.62:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
videolan vlc_media_player 0.2.63 cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.2.63:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
videolan vlc_media_player 0.2.70 cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.2.70:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
videolan vlc_media_player 0.2.71 cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.2.71:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
videolan vlc_media_player 0.2.72 cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.2.72:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
videolan vlc_media_player 0.2.73 cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.2.73:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
videolan vlc_media_player 0.2.80 cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.2.80:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
videolan vlc_media_player 0.2.81 cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.2.81:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
videolan vlc_media_player 0.2.82 cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.2.82:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
videolan vlc_media_player 0.2.83 cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.2.83:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
videolan vlc_media_player 0.2.90 cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.2.90:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
videolan vlc_media_player 0.2.91 cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.2.91:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
videolan vlc_media_player 0.2.92 cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.2.92:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
videolan vlc_media_player 0.3.0 cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
videolan vlc_media_player 0.3.1 cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
videolan vlc_media_player 0.4.0 cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
videolan vlc_media_player 0.4.1 cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
videolan vlc_media_player 0.4.2 cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
videolan vlc_media_player 0.4.3 cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
videolan vlc_media_player 0.4.3-ac3 cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.4.3-ac3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
videolan vlc_media_player 0.4.4 cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
videolan vlc_media_player 0.4.5 cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
videolan vlc_media_player 0.4.6 cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
videolan vlc_media_player 0.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
videolan vlc_media_player 0.5.1 cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
videolan vlc_media_player 0.5.2 cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
videolan vlc_media_player 0.5.3 cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
videolan vlc_media_player 0.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
videolan vlc_media_player 0.6.1 cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
videolan vlc_media_player 0.6.2 cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
videolan vlc_media_player 0.7.0 cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
videolan vlc_media_player 0.7.1 cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
videolan vlc_media_player 0.7.1a cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.7.1a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
videolan vlc_media_player 0.7.2 cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
videolan vlc_media_player 0.7.2 cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.7.2:test2:*:*:*:*:*:*
videolan vlc_media_player 0.7.2 cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.7.2:test3:*:*:*:*:*:*
videolan vlc_media_player 0.8.0 cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
videolan vlc_media_player 0.8.1 cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
videolan vlc_media_player 0.8.2 cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
videolan vlc_media_player 0.8.4 cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.8.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
videolan vlc_media_player 0.8.4 cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.8.4:test2:*:*:*:*:*:*
videolan vlc_media_player 0.8.4a cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.8.4a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
videolan vlc_media_player 0.8.5 cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.8.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
videolan vlc_media_player 0.8.5 cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.8.5:test3:*:*:*:*:*:*
videolan vlc_media_player 0.8.5 cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.8.5:test4:*:*:*:*:*:*
videolan vlc_media_player 0.8.6 cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.8.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
videolan vlc_media_player 0.8.6a cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.8.6a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
videolan vlc_media_player 0.8.6b cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.8.6b:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
videolan vlc_media_player 0.8.6c cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.8.6c:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
videolan vlc_media_player 0.8.6d cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.8.6d:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
videolan vlc_media_player 0.8.6e cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.8.6e:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
videolan vlc_media_player 0.8.6f cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.8.6f:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
videolan vlc_media_player 0.8.6g cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.8.6g:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
videolan vlc_media_player 0.8.6h cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.8.6h:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
videolan vlc_media_player 0.8.6i cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.8.6i:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
videolan vlc_media_player 0.8.1337 cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.8.1337:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
videolan vlc_media_player 0.9 cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
videolan vlc_media_player 0.9.0 cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
videolan vlc_media_player 0.9.1 cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
videolan vlc_media_player 0.9.2 cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
videolan vlc_media_player 0.9.3 cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
videolan vlc_media_player 0.9.4 cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.9.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
videolan vlc_media_player 0.9.5 cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.9.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
videolan vlc_media_player 0.9.6 cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.9.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
videolan vlc_media_player 0.9.7 cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.9.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
videolan vlc_media_player 0.9.8 cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.9.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2012-1775

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