CVE-2008-0295

Kantaris 0.3.4 - SSA Subtitle Local Buffer Overflow

Severity Score

8.8

*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

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.

Desbordamiento de búfer basado en montículo en modules/access/rtsp/real_sdpplin.c de la biblioteca Xine, tal y como se usa en VideoLAN VLC Media Player 0.8.6d y versiones anteriores, permite a atacantes remotos con la complicidad del usuario provocar una denegación de servicio (caída) ó ejecutar código de su elección mediante datos largos de Protocolo de Descripción de Sesión (SDP).

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Medium

Authentication

Single

Confidentiality

Complete

Integrity

Complete

Availability

Complete

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2008-01-16 CVE Reserved
2008-01-16 CVE Published
2008-04-25 First Exploit
2024-08-07 CVE Updated
2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date

CWE

CWE-119: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

CAPEC

References (10)

URL	Tag	Source
http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/vlcxhof-adv.txt	X_refsource_misc
http://secunia.com/advisories/29284	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29766	Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27221	Vdb Entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0105	Vdb Entry
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14776	Signature

URL	Date	SRC
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5498	2008-04-25

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
http://secunia.com/advisories/28383	2017-09-29
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1543	2017-09-29
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200803-13.xml	2017-09-29

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Videolan Search vendor "Videolan"		Vlc Media Player Search vendor "Videolan" for product "Vlc Media Player"				<= 0.8.6d Search vendor "Videolan" for product "Vlc Media Player" and version " <= 0.8.6d"		-		Affected