Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.802488
Category:	Denial of Service
Title:	VLC Media Player 'libpng_plugin' Denial of Service Vulnerability - Windows
Summary:	VLC Media Player is prone to a denial of service (DoS) vulnerability.
Description:	Summary: VLC Media Player is prone to a denial of service (DoS) vulnerability. Vulnerability Insight: The flaw is due to an error in 'libpng_plugin' when handling a crafted PNG file. Which can be exploited to cause a crash. Vulnerability Impact: Successful exploitation will allow attackers to crash the affected application and denying service to legitimate users. Affected Software/OS: VLC media player version 2.0.3 and prior on Windows Solution: Upgrade to VLC media player 2.0.4 or later. CVSS Score: 4.3 CVSS Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2012-5470 BugTraq ID: 55850 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55850 http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/21889/ http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/24/3 https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15540
Copyright	Copyright (C) 2012 Greenbone AG

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