VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2008-2430
Integer overflow in the Open function in modules/demux/wav.c in VLC Media Player 0.8.6h on Windows allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a large fmt chunk in a WAV file.
HIGH 9.3EPSS 5.88%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (5.88%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Integer overflow in the Open function in modules/demux/wav.c in VLC Media Player 0.8.6h on Windows allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a large fmt chunk in a WAV file.
- CVSS 2.0
- 9.3 HIGHAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 5.88% probability · 93th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-189
- Affected
- videolan/vlc media player
- Source
- PSIRT-CNA@flexerasoftware.com
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30601Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31317
- http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2008-29/advisory/Vendor Advisory
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200807-13.xml
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3976
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/493849/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30058
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020429
- http://www.videolan.org/developers/vlc/NEWS
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1995/references
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14344
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14769
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30601Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31317
- http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2008-29/advisory/Vendor Advisory
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200807-13.xml
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3976
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/493849/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30058
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020429
- http://www.videolan.org/developers/vlc/NEWS
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1995/references
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14344
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14769
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.