taglib: Division by zero while parsing properties of certain MP4 audio files
Published Apr 19, 2012
4.3
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 7.21%
Description
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.
Affected products
No data.
- 2.0.1
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
taglib
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | taglib | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
This issue affects the version of the taglib package as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6. The taglib library is used in client applications only though. Red Hat Security Response Team does not consider a user-assisted crash of a client application such as k3b or Totem to be a security issue.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (21 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 7.21% (0.07210) | 94.13th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 7.29% (0.07291) | 93.55th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 11, 2026 | 2.48% (0.02478) | 85.07th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jan 10, 2026 | 5.26% (0.05256) | 89.67th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 2, 2025 | 2.98% (0.02981) | 86.13th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 6.15% (0.06148) | 89.87th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 7.90% (0.07901) | 86.46th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 6.15% (0.06148) | 90.12th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.84% (0.00838) | 82.77th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 2, 2024 | 0.84% (0.00844) | 82.25th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 8, 2024 | 1.52% (0.01524) | 86.96th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 17, 2024 | 1.82% (0.01817) | 86.86th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 18, 2023 | 2.53% (0.02527) | 89.02th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 15, 2023 | 2.83% (0.02832) | 89.46th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 14, 2023 | 2.96% (0.02958) | 89.37th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 4.94% (0.04936) | 91.54th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 13.91% (0.13909) | 95.81th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Jul 4, 2022 | 13.91% (0.13909) | 95.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 2, 2022 | 16.23% (0.16229) | 95.76th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 18.90% (0.18904) | 96.02th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 18.90% (0.18904) | 93.66th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (7)
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18757/ exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-2396 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=818583 Issue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75038 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-2396
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15615 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-2396
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18757/ | exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-2396 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=818583 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75038 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-2396 | ||
| https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15615 | vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-2396 |
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