Description
Integer signedness error in the mms_ReceiveCommand function in modules/access/mms/mmstu.c in VLC Media Player 0.8.6i allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted mmst link with a negative size value, which bypasses a size check and triggers an integer overflow followed by a heap-based buffer overflow.
Published: 2008-08-26
Score: 6.8 Medium
EPSS: 9.2% Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-1819-1 New vlc packages fix several vulnerabilities
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2008-3780 Integer signedness error in the mms_ReceiveCommand function in modules/access/mms/mmstu.c in VLC Media Player 0.8.6i allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted mmst link with a negative size value, which bypasses a size check and triggers an integer overflow followed by a heap-based buffer overflow.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-07T09:53:00.042Z

Reserved: 2008-08-26T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2008-3794

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Status : Modified

Published: 2008-08-26T15:41:00.000

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

Link: CVE-2008-3794

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