Buffer overflow in Videolan Vlc Media Player
CVE-2008-4654
Stack-based buffer overflow in the parse_master function in the Ty demux plugin (modules/demux/ty.c) in VLC Media Player 0.9.0 through 0.9.4 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a TiVo TY media file with a header containing a crafted size value.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 9.3 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.575 (99.1th percentile), scored .
High probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — patch promptly. 99th percentile — 99.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.575 · newest: 0.575 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Videolan Vlc Media Player — versions 0.9, 0.9.1, 0.9.2
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2856 (vdb-entry)
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval:org.mitre.oval:def:14803 (signature, vdb-entry)
- git.videolan.org/
- secunia.com/advisories/32339 (Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- www.trapkit.de/advisories/TKADV2008-010.txt (Exploit)
- git.videolan.org/
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/19/2 (mailing-list)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/31813 (vdb-entry)
- www.videolan.org/security/sa0809.html (Vendor Advisory)
- securityreason.com/securityalert/4460 (third-party-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2008-4654?
- CVE-2008-4654 is a vulnerability in Videolan Vlc Media Player, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. Published 2008-10-22.
- Is CVE-2008-4654 known to be exploited?
- 8 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.