CVE-2012-0023 Information

Description

Double free vulnerability in the get_chunk_header function in modules/demux/ty.c in VideoLAN VLC media player 0.9.0 through 1.1.12 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted TiVo (TY) file.

Reference

http://git.videolan.org/?p=vlc.git;a=commit;h=7d282fac1cc455b5a5eca2bb56375efcbf879b06 http://secunia.com/advisories/47325 http://securitytracker.com/id?1026449 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/29/5 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/30/9 http://www.osvdb.org/77975 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/51231 http://www.videolan.org/security/sa1108.html https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/71916 https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval3Aorg.mitre.oval3Adef3A15893