CVE-2012-5470

VLC media player 2.0.3 - Denial of Service via Crafted PNG File

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2012-5470. PoCs published by Jean Pascal Pereira.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This Perl script is a proof-of-concept exploit for CVE-2012-5470, targeting VLC Player 2.0.3 and earlier. It demonstrates arbitrary code execution via a crafted PNG file, leveraging a vulnerability in the ReadAV module.

Description

libpng_plugin in VideoLAN VLC media player 2.0.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted PNG file.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Jean Pascal Pereira · perldoswindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/21889

This Perl script is a proof-of-concept exploit for CVE-2012-5470, targeting VLC Player 2.0.3 and earlier. It demonstrates arbitrary code execution via a crafted PNG file, leveraging a vulnerability in the ReadAV module.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Rce
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: VLC Player <= 2.0.3
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Crafted PNG file · User interaction to open the file in VLC
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (4)

Core 4
Core References
Exploit exploit x_refsource_exploit-db
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/21889/
Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/24/3
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55850
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry signature x_refsource_oval
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15540

Scores

EPSS 0.1698
EPSS Percentile 95.1%

Details

CWE
CWE-119
Status published
Products (1)
videolan/vlc_media_player 2.0.3
Published Oct 26, 2012
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026