CVE-2008-1881 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Stack-based buffer overflow in the ParseSSA function (modules/demux/subtitle.c) in VLC 0.8.6e allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long subtitle in an SSA file. NOTE: this issue is due to an incomplete fix for CVE-2007-6681.

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 0.43005.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Videolan	Vlc

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc:0.8.6e:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
Debian DSA	DSA-1819-1	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/vlcboffs-adv.txt
http://aluigi.org/adv/vlcboffs-adv.txt
http://secunia.com/advisories/28233
http://secunia.com/advisories/29800
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200804-25.xml
http://wiki.videolan.org/Changelog/0.8.6f
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489698
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28251
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28274
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41237
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41936
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14872
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5250

History

No history.

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2008-04-17T23:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-07T08:40:59.548Z

Reserved: 2008-04-17T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2008-1881

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2008-04-17T23:05:00.000

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

Link: CVE-2008-1881

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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