CVE-2008-0295 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

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.

Published: 2008-01-16

Score: 8.5 High

EPSS: 32.9% 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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
Debian DSA	DSA-1543-1	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 Single

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.32938.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

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

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Subscriptions

Videolan Vlc Media Player

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2008-01-16T21:00:00.000Z

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

Reserved: 2008-01-16T00:00:00.000Z

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

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-119

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