CVE-2008-0295

Advisory lineage Upstream: 0 Downstream: 3
Modified
Published: 16 Jan 2008, 21:00
Last modified:07 Aug 2024, 07:39

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
high
51/100
CVSS Score
8.5 HIGH
v2.0 (nvd)
EPSS Score
32.94% HIGH
33% probability 0.00%
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
1 found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

16 Jan 2008, 21:00
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
07 Aug 2024, 07:39
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

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.

CVSS Metrics

  • v2.0•HIGH•Score: 8.5AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

EPSS Trends

Current EPSS score: 32.94%• Percentile: 97%

Techniques & Countermeasures

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

    The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.

Affected Systems

  • videolan•vlc_media_player

    ≤ 0.8.6d

References (9)