CVE-2008-0295 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Heap-based buffer overflow in modules/access/rtsp/real_sdpplin.c in the Xine library, as used in VideoLAN VLC Media Player 0.8.6d and earlier, allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or execute arbitrary code via long Session Description Protocol (SDP) data.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication Single

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.25163.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Videolan	Vlc Media Player

Configuration 1 [-]

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

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
Debian DSA	DSA-1543-1	New vlc packages fix several vulnerabilities

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/vlcxhof-adv.txt
http://secunia.com/advisories/28383
http://secunia.com/advisories/29284
http://secunia.com/advisories/29766
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1543
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200803-13.xml
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27221
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0105
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14776

History

No history.

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2008-01-16T21:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-07T07:39:34.898Z

Reserved: 2008-01-16T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2008-0295

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2008-01-16T22:00:00.000

Modified: 2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Link: CVE-2008-0295

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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