CVE-2008-3794

Advisory lineage Upstream: 0 Downstream: 3
Modified
Published: 26 Aug 2008, 15:00
Last modified:07 Aug 2024, 09:53

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
medium
39/100
CVSS Score
6.8 MEDIUM
v2.0 (nvd)
EPSS Score
9.2% LOW
9% probability 0.00%
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
2 found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

26 Aug 2008, 15:00
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
07 Aug 2024, 09:53
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

Integer signedness error in the mms_ReceiveCommand function in modules/access/mms/mmstu.c in VLC Media Player 0.8.6i allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted mmst link with a negative size value, which bypasses a size check and triggers an integer overflow followed by a heap-based buffer overflow.

CVSS Metrics

  • v2.0•MEDIUM•Score: 6.8AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

EPSS Trends

Current EPSS score: 9.20%• Percentile: 93%

Techniques & Countermeasures

  • CWE-189•Numeric Errors

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

Affected Systems

  • videolan•vlc_media_player

    0.8.6i

References (10)