Heap-based buffer overflow in the Ogg_DecodePacket function in the OGG demuxer (modules/demux/ogg.c) in VideoLAN VLC media player before 2.0.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted OGG file
Published Jul 12, 2012
6.8
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 3.80%
Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in the Ogg_DecodePacket function in the OGG demuxer (modules/demux/ogg.c) in VideoLAN VLC media player before 2.0.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted OGG file.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 2.0.1
- 0.1.99a
- 0.1.99b
- 0.1.99c
- 0.1.99d
- 0.1.99e
- 0.1.99f
- 0.1.99g
- 0.1.99h
- 0.1.99i
- 0.2.0
- 0.2.50
- 0.2.60
- 0.2.61
- 0.2.62
- 0.2.63
- 0.2.70
- 0.2.71
- 0.2.72
- 0.2.73
- 0.2.80
- 0.2.81
- 0.2.82
- 0.2.83
- 0.2.90
- 0.2.91
- 0.2.92
- 0.3.0
- 0.3.1
- 0.4.0
- 0.4.1
- 0.4.2
- 0.4.3
- 0.4.3-ac3
- 0.4.4
- 0.4.5
- 0.4.6
- 0.5.0
- 0.5.1
- 0.5.2
- 0.5.3
- 0.6.0
- 0.6.1
- 0.6.2
- 0.7.0
- 0.7.1
- 0.7.2
- 0.8.0
- 0.8.1
- 0.8.2
- 0.8.4
- 0.8.4a
- 0.8.5
- 0.8.6
- 0.8.6a
- 0.8.6b
- 0.8.6c
- 0.8.6d
- 0.8.6e
- 0.8.6f
- 0.8.6g
- 0.8.6h
- 0.8.6i
- 0.8.1337
- 0.9.0
- 0.9.1
- 0.9.2
- 0.9.3
- 0.9.4
- 0.9.5
- 0.9.6
- 0.9.8a
- 0.9.9
- 0.9.9a
- 0.9.10
- 1.0.0
- 1.0.1
- 1.0.2
- 1.0.3
- 1.0.4
- 1.0.5
- 1.0.6
- 1.1.0
- 1.1.1
- 1.1.2
- 1.1.3
- 1.1.4
- 1.1.4.1
- 1.1.5
- 1.1.6
- 1.1.6.1
- 1.1.7
- 1.1.8
- 1.1.9
- 1.1.10
- 1.1.10.1
- 1.1.11
- 1.1.13
- 2.0.0
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
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:P/I:P/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 (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 3.80% (0.03803) | 89.68th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.80% (0.03803) | 88.59th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 4.22% (0.04217) | 88.00th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 2, 2025 | 6.09% (0.06087) | 93.58th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 10, 2024 | 5.02% (0.05022) | 92.59th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 8, 2023 | 4.66% (0.04659) | 91.69th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 2.96% (0.02964) | 89.30th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 4.97% (0.04967) | 89.52th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 4.97% (0.04967) | 88.46th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 4.97% (0.04967) | 74.95th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (7)
- http://git.videolan.org/?p=vlc/vlc-2.0.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=16e9e126333fb7acb47d363366fee3deadc8331e x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://secunia.com/advisories/49835 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/07/06/1 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/07/06/2 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/54345 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027224 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15299 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://git.videolan.org/?p=vlc/vlc-2.0.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=16e9e126333fb7acb47d363366fee3deadc8331e | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/49835 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/07/06/1 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/07/06/2 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/54345 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027224 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15299 | vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL |
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