CVE-2008-4558

VideoLAN VLC Media Player 0.9.2 Media Player - XSPF Memory Corruption

Severity Score

6.8

*CVSS v2

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

Array index error in VLC media player 0.9.2 allows remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary memory and execute arbitrary code via an XSPF playlist file with a negative identifier tag, which passes a signed comparison.

Error de índice de array en VLC media player 0.9.2 permite a atacantes remotos sobrescribir memoria de su elección y ejecutar código de su elección a través de un fichero lista de reproduccio´n XSPF con una etiqueta con identificador negativo, lo cual pasa una comparación firmada.

*Credits: N/A

CVSS Scores

NISTv2 6.8

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Medium

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Partial

Integrity

Partial

Availability

Partial

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2008-10-14 CVE Reserved
2008-10-14 CVE Published
2008-10-14 First Exploit
2023-03-07 EPSS Updated
2024-08-07 CVE Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date

CWE

CWE-399: Resource Management Errors

CAPEC

References (9)

URL	Tag	Source
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497354/100/0/threaded	Mailing List
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31758	Vdb Entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2826	Vdb Entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45869	Vdb Entry
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14726	Signature

URL	Date	SRC
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6756	2008-10-14
http://www.coresecurity.com/content/vlc-xspf-memory-corruption	2024-08-07
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6756	2024-08-07

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
http://secunia.com/advisories/32267	2018-10-11

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"				0.9.2 Search vendor "Videolan" for product "Vlc Media Player" and version "0.9.2"		-		Affected