9.3

CVE-2008-2430: videolan vlc_media_player Numeric Errors

Modified
AliasesDEBIAN-CVE-2008-2430DTSA-148-1
Published 07-07-2008Last modified 07-08-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2008-2430 is a high (CVSS 9.3) Numeric Errors vulnerability in videolan vlc_media_player. EPSS estimates a 5.88% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 93.2% of scored vulnerabilities.

Priority
Routine

Not severe (CVSS 9.3, network access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
9.3/10
010
High · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
5.88%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 1
DSA-1819-1

Timeline

  1. 07-07-2008
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 07-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability 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

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

5.88%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

93%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 5.88% on 05-10-2026

05-10-202604-11-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: network-reachable, no authentication (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Debian1 product
  • vlc< 0.8.6.e-2.3+lenny1 | < 0.8.6.h-1
Videolan1 product

2 vendors · 2 products

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