CVE-2008-2430

Aliases:DEBIAN-CVE-2008-2430
Advisory lineage Upstream: 0 Downstream: 3
Modified
Published: 07 Jul 2008, 23:00
Last modified:07 Aug 2024, 08:58

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
high
70/100
CVSS Score
9.3 HIGH
v2.0 (nvd)
EPSS Score
5.88% LOW
6% probability -2.01%
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

07 Jul 2008, 23:00
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
07 Aug 2024, 08:58
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

Integer overflow in the Open function in modules/demux/wav.c in VLC Media Player 0.8.6h on Windows allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a large fmt chunk in a WAV file.

CVSS Metrics

  • v2.0•HIGH•Score: 9.3AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

EPSS Trends

Current EPSS score: 5.88%• Percentile: 93%

Techniques & Countermeasures

  • CWE-189•Numeric Errors

    Weaknesses in this category are related to improper calculation or conversion of numbers.

Affected Systems

  • debian•vlc

    < 0.8.6.h-1 | < 0.8.6.h-1 | < 0.8.6.h-1 | < 0.8.6.h-1

  • videolan•vlc media player

    0.8.6h

References (13)