Double Free Vulnerability in VLC Media Player Allows Remote Code Execution via Crafted TiVo File

CVE-2012-0023 · HIGH Severity

AV:N/AC:M/AU:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Double free vulnerability in the get_chunk_header function in modules/demux/ty.c in VideoLAN VLC media player 0.9.0 through 1.1.12 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted TiVo (TY) file.

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