Check Point Advisories

VideoLAN VLC Media Player PNG Code Execution - Improved Performance (CVE-2012-5470)

Check Point Reference: CPAI-2013-1623
Date Published: 17 Mar 2013
Severity: High
Last Updated: Thursday 09 January, 2025
Source: CVE-2012-5470
Protection Provided by:

Security Gateway
R75
Who is Vulnerable? VideoLAN VLC Media Player 2.0.3 and prior
Vulnerability Description A code execution vulnerability has been reported in VLC Media Player. The vulnerability is due to an input validation error when handling certain PNG files. A remote attacker can exploit this vulnerability by enticing a user to open a specially crafted PNG file with a vulnerable version of VLC Media Player. Successful exploitation may allow the attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target user's machine with the privileges of the VLC Media Player process. If code execution is unsuccessful, a denial of service condition may result.

Protection Overview

This protection will detect and block attempts to exploit this vulnerability.

Security Gateway R75 / R71 / R70

  1. In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the VideoLAN VLC Media Player PNG Code Execution - Improved Performance protection using the Search tool and Edit the protection's settings.
  2. Install policy on all modules.

SmartView Tracker will log the following entries:
Attack Name: Media Player Enforcement Violation
Attack Information: VideoLAN VLC Media Player PNG Code Execution - Improved Performance

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