oval:org.mitre.oval:def:16781

Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:16781
 
Oval ID: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:16781
Title: The SHAddToRecentDocs function in VideoLAN VLC media player 2.0.4 and earlier might allow user-assisted attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted file name that triggers an incorrect string-length calculation when the file is added to VLC
Description: The SHAddToRecentDocs function in VideoLAN VLC media player 2.0.4 and earlier might allow user-assisted attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted file name that triggers an incorrect string-length calculation when the file is added to VLC. NOTE: it is not clear whether this issue crosses privilege boundaries or whether it can be exploited without user interaction.
Family: windows Class: vulnerability
Reference(s): CVE-2012-5855
Version: 4
Platform(s): Microsoft Windows 2000
Microsoft Windows 7
Microsoft Windows Server 2003
Microsoft Windows Server 2008
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2
Microsoft Windows Vista
Microsoft Windows XP
Microsoft Windows 8
Microsoft Windows Server 2012
Product(s): VLC Media Player
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Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11821
 
Oval ID: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11821
Title: VLC media player is installed
Description: VLC media player is installed
Family: windows Class: inventory
Reference(s): cpe:/a:videolan:vlc_media_player
Version: 11
Platform(s): Microsoft Windows 2000
Microsoft Windows 7
Microsoft Windows Server 2003
Microsoft Windows Server 2008
Microsoft Windows Vista
Microsoft Windows XP
Microsoft Windows 8
Microsoft Windows Server 2012
Product(s): VLC media player
Definition Synopsis:
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oval:org.mitre.oval:def:16781