Buffer overflow in Videolan Vlc Media Player
CVE-2008-5036
Stack-based buffer overflow in VideoLAN VLC media player 0.9.x before 0.9.6 might allow user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via an an invalid RealText (rt) subtitle file, related to the ParseRealText function in modules/demux/subtitle.c. NOTE: this issue was SPLIT from CVE-2008-5032 on 20081110.
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: 0.414 (98.6th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 99th percentile — 98.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.414 · newest: 0.414 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Videolan Vlc Media Player — versions 0.9, 0.9.0, 0.9.1
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/11/05/4 (mailing-list)
- git.videolan.org/
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498111/100/0/threaded (mailing-list)
- www.videolan.org/security/sa0810.html
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7051 (exploit)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46376 (vdb-entry)
- www.trapkit.de/advisories/TKADV2008-011.txt (Exploit)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/11/05/5 (mailing-list)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/11/10/13 (mailing-list)
- secunia.com/advisories/32569 (third-party-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2008-5036?
- CVE-2008-5036 is a vulnerability in Videolan Vlc Media Player, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. Published 2008-11-10.
- Is CVE-2008-5036 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.