CVE-2008-3732 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Integer overflow in the Open function in modules/demux/tta.c in VLC Media Player 0.8.6i allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted TTA file, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

Published: 2008-08-20

Score: 9.3 Critical

EPSS: 32.1% Moderate

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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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.8.6i:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.32143.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://secunia.com/advisories/31512
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200809-06.xml
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4170
http://www.orange-bat.com/adv/2008/adv.08.16.txt
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30718
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2394
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44510
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14570
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6252

History

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Subscriptions

Videolan Vlc Media Player

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2008-08-20T16:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T09:53:00.402Z

Reserved: 2008-08-20T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2008-3732

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2008-08-20T16:41:00.000

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

Link: CVE-2008-3732

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-189

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