CVE-2008-3794: videolan vlc_media_player Numeric Errors
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2008-3794 is a medium (CVSS 6.8) Numeric Errors vulnerability in videolan vlc_media_player. EPSS estimates a 11.04% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 95.9% of scored vulnerabilities. 2 public exploits are recorded.
Not severe (CVSS 6.8, network access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources
Source freshness unavailable
How is this decided?Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 2Timeline
- 26-08-2008PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 07-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability 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
1 score · 1 source · 1 versionEPSS trend
Probability
11.04%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
96%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
No change 0.00 pp
From 11.04% 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 (orange-bat.com)
Maturity: unknown
VideoLAN VLC Media Player 0.8.6i - Mms Protocol Handling Heap Overflow (PoC)
Maturity: poc
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.h-4
Videolan1 product
- vlc_media_player0.8.6i
2 vendors · 2 products
References
11 links- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14531VDB EntrySignatureX Refsource OVAL
