CVE-2008-0296: videolan vlc_media_player
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2008-0296 is a high (CVSS 10.0) vulnerability in videolan vlc_media_player. EPSS estimates a 14.57% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 96.6% of scored vulnerabilities. 2 public exploits are recorded.
Weaponized exploit (exploit-database, 25-04-2008)
Source freshness unavailable
How is this decided?Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 2Timeline
- 16-01-2008PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 07-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in the libaccess_realrtsp plugin in VideoLAN VLC Media Player 0.8.6d and earlier on Windows might allow remote RTSP servers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or execute arbitrary code via a long string.
CVSS metrics
1 score · 1 source · 1 versionEPSS trend
Probability
14.57%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
97%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
No change 0.00 pp
From 14.57% on 04-10-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEVNot in the CISA KEV catalog.
ENISA CNWNot in the ENISA CNW catalog.
CIRCLNot in the CIRCL catalog.
Public exploits
2 foundExploit Reference (aluigi.altervista.org)
Maturity: unknown
Kantaris 0.3.4 - SSA Subtitle Local Buffer Overflow
Maturity: weaponized
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Known conditions: network-reachable, no authentication (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.
Debian1 product
- vlc< 0.8.6.c-6
Videolan1 product
- vlc_media_player≤ 0.8.6d
2 vendors · 2 products
References
8 links
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14597VDB EntrySignatureX Refsource OVAL