CVE-2012-2396

VideoLAN VLC media player <2.0.1 - DoS

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2012-2396. PoCs published by Senator of Pirates.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit triggers a division by zero vulnerability in VLC 2.0.1 by providing a maliciously crafted MP4 file. The PoC contains a hex-encoded payload designed to crash the application during MP4 file parsing.

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.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC
by Senator of Pirates · textdoswindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18757

This exploit triggers a division by zero vulnerability in VLC 2.0.1 by providing a maliciously crafted MP4 file. The PoC contains a hex-encoded payload designed to crash the application during MP4 file parsing.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Dos
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: VLC Media Player 2.0.1
No auth needed
Prerequisites: victim must open the malicious MP4 file in VLC 2.0.1
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (3)

Core 3
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry signature x_refsource_oval
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15615
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75038
Exploit exploit x_refsource_exploit-db
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18757/

Scores

EPSS 0.0729
EPSS Percentile 93.6%

Details

Status published
Products (1)
videolan/vlc_media_player 2.0.1
Published Apr 19, 2012
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026