{"id":"UBUNTU-CVE-2012-5855","details":"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be exploited without user interaction.","modified":"2026-02-04T02:21:51.777996Z","published":"2013-07-10T19:55:00Z","withdrawn":"2025-06-23T15:52:34Z","related":["CVE-2012-5855"],"references":[{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2012-5855"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/11/12"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-5855"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"vlc","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS","purl":"pkg:deb/ubuntu/vlc?arch=src?distro=trusty/esm"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}],"versions":["2.0.8-1","2.1.1-1","2.1.2-1","2.1.2-2","2.1.2-2build1","2.1.2-2build2","2.1.4-0ubuntu14.04.1","2.1.6-0ubuntu14.04.1","2.1.6-0ubuntu14.04.2","2.1.6-0ubuntu14.04.3","2.1.6-0ubuntu14.04.4","2.1.6-0ubuntu14.04.5+esm1"],"ecosystem_specific":{"ubuntu_priority":"negligible"},"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2012/UBUNTU-CVE-2012-5855.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.7.3"}