CVE-2012-0023 — Double free vulnerability in the get_chunk_header function in modules/demux/ty

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.

01What is this vulnerability?

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.

02Affected products

Vendor	Product	Versions
n	a / n/a	n/a

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

• Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
• Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
• Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

• Published: 2012-10-30T19:00:00.000Z
• Last modified: 2024-08-06T18:09:17.257Z

09References

• www.openwall.com — http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/29/5
• exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com — https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/71916
• www.osvdb.org — http://www.osvdb.org/77975
• www.securityfocus.com — http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/51231
• secunia.com — http://secunia.com/advisories/47325
• www.openwall.com — http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/30/9
• www.videolan.org — http://www.videolan.org/security/sa1108.html
• oval.cisecurity.org — https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3…
• securitytracker.com — http://securitytracker.com/id?1026449
• git.videolan.org — http://git.videolan.org/?p=vlc.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=7d282fac1cc455b5a5eca2bb56375e…