CVE-2008-4558 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Array index error in VLC media player 0.9.2 allows remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary memory and execute arbitrary code via an XSPF playlist file with a negative identifier tag, which passes a signed comparison.

Published: 2008-10-14

Score: 6.8 Medium

EPSS: 19.6% 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

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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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 Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.19574.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://secunia.com/advisories/32267
http://www.coresecurity.com/content/vlc-xspf-memory-corruption
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6756
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497354/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31758
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2826
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45869
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14726

History

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Subscriptions

Videolan Vlc Media Player

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2008-10-14T23:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T10:17:09.874Z

Reserved: 2008-10-14T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2008-4558

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2008-10-15T00:00:00.710

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

Link: CVE-2008-4558

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-399

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