CVE-2008-1489: videolan vlc Numeric Errors
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2008-1489 is a medium (CVSS 6.8) Numeric Errors vulnerability in videolan vlc. EPSS estimates a 11.82% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 96% 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
- 25-03-2008PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 07-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
Integer overflow in the MP4_ReadBox_rdrf function in libmp4.c for VLC 0.8.6e allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted MP4 RDRF box that triggers a heap-based buffer overflow, a different vulnerability than CVE-2008-0984.
CVSS metrics
1 score · 1 source · 1 versionEPSS trend
Probability
11.82%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
96%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
No change 0.00 pp
From 11.82% 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 (trac.videolan.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.e-1.1
Videolan1 product
- vlc0.8.6e
2 vendors · 2 products
References
13 links
- www.videolan.org/security/sa0803.phpX Refsource CONFIRM
- wiki.videolan.org/Changelog/0.8.6fX Refsource CONFIRM
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14841VDB EntrySignatureX Refsource OVAL