Vulnerability in Videolan Vlc
CVE-2008-1489
Integer overflow in the MP4_ReadBox_rdrf function in libmp4.c for VLC 0.8.6e allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted MP4 RDRF box that triggers a heap-based buffer overflow, a different vulnerability than CVE-2008-0984.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 6.8 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.118 (96.0th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 96th percentile — 96.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.118 · newest: 0.118 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Videolan Vlc — versions 0.8.6e
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1543 (vendor-advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/28433 (vdb-entry)
- trac.videolan.org/vlc/changeset/09572892df7e72c0d4e598c0b5e076cf330d8b0a (Exploit)
- www.videolan.org/security/sa0803.php
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200804-25.xml (vendor-advisory)
- wiki.videolan.org/Changelog/0.8.6f
- secunia.com/advisories/29800 (third-party-advisory)
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval:org.mitre.oval:def:14841 (signature, vdb-entry)
- secunia.com/advisories/29766 (third-party-advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/29503 (third-party-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2008-1489?
- CVE-2008-1489 is a vulnerability in Videolan Vlc, classified under CWE-189. Published 2008-03-25.
- Is CVE-2008-1489 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.