CVE-2012-0904

VLC media player 1.1.11 - Denial of Service via Long String in AMR File

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2012-0904. PoCs published by Fabi@habsec.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit generates a malformed .amr file that triggers an unhandled access violation exception in VLC media player v1.1.11, causing a local crash. The PoC creates a file with a specific header followed by a large buffer of 'A' characters.

Description

VLC media player 1.1.11 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a long string in an amr file.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Fabi@habsec · perldoswindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18309

This exploit generates a malformed .amr file that triggers an unhandled access violation exception in VLC media player v1.1.11, causing a local crash. The PoC creates a file with a specific header followed by a large buffer of 'A' characters.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Dos
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: VLC media player v1.1.11
No auth needed
Prerequisites: VLC media player v1.1.11 installed on the target system
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (5)

Core 5
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/72085
Exploit mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-01/0033.html
Exploit exploit x_refsource_exploit-db
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18309
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry signature x_refsource_oval
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14327
Exploit vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/51255

Scores

EPSS 0.0806
EPSS Percentile 92.4%

Details

CWE
CWE-399
Status published
Products (1)
videolan/vlc_media_player 1.1.11
Published Jan 20, 2012
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026