Oval Definition:oval:com.ubuntu.trusty:def:20125855000
Revision Date:2013-07-10Version:1
Title:CVE-2012-5855 on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (trusty) - negligible.
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:unixClass:vulnerability
Status:Reference(s):CVE-2012-5855
Platform(s):Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
Product(s):
Definition Synopsis
  • Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (trusty) is installed.
  • AND While related to the CVE in some way, a decision has been made to ignore it.
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