CVE-2008-3794
Integer signedness error in the mms_ReceiveCommand function in modules/access/mms/mmstu.c in VLC Media Player 0.8.6i allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted mmst link with a negative size value, which bypasses a size check and…
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Description
Integer signedness error in the mms_ReceiveCommand function in modules/access/mms/mmstu.c in VLC Media Player 0.8.6i allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted mmst link with a negative size value, which bypasses a size check and triggers an integer overflow followed by a heap-based buffer overflow.
- CVSS 2.0
- 6.8 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 11.04% probability · 96th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-189
- Affected
- videolan/vlc media player
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://mailman.videolan.org/pipermail/vlc-devel/2008-August/048488.html
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200809-06.xml
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4190
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/08/24/3
- http://www.orange-bat.com/adv/2008/adv.08.24.txtExploit
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30806
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020759
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44659
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14531
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6293
- http://mailman.videolan.org/pipermail/vlc-devel/2008-August/048488.html
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200809-06.xml
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4190
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/08/24/3
- http://www.orange-bat.com/adv/2008/adv.08.24.txtExploit
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30806
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020759
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44659
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14531
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6293
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.