CVE-2008-1881 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in the ParseSSA function (modules/demux/subtitle.c) in VLC 0.8.6e allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long subtitle in an SSA file. NOTE: this issue is due to an incomplete fix for CVE-2007-6681.

Published: 2008-04-17

Score: 6.8 Medium

EPSS: 54.0% High

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc:0.8.6e:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
Debian DSA	DSA-1819-1	New vlc packages fix several vulnerabilities

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.53989.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/vlcboffs-adv.txt
http://aluigi.org/adv/vlcboffs-adv.txt
http://secunia.com/advisories/28233
http://secunia.com/advisories/29800
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200804-25.xml
http://wiki.videolan.org/Changelog/0.8.6f
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489698
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28251
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28274
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41237
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41936
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14872
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5250

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Videolan Vlc

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2008-04-17T23:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T08:40:59.548Z

Reserved: 2008-04-17T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2008-1881

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2008-04-17T23:05:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467

Link: CVE-2008-1881

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-119

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