Summary
This host is installed with VLC Media Player and is prone to denial of service vulnerability.
Impact
Successful exploitation could allow attackers to crash the affected application, denying service to legitimate users.
Impact Level: Application
Solution
Update to version 1.7.2 or later,
For updates refer to http://www.videolan.org/vlc
Insight
A division by zero error exists when handling MP4 files, which can be exploited to cause a crash.
Affected
VLC media player version 2.0.1 on Windows
References
Severity
Classification
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CVE CVE-2012-2396 -
CVSS Base Score: 4.3
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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