CVE-2008-4654: videolan vlc_media_player

CVSS: 9.3v2.0HighModified

AliasesDEBIAN-CVE-2008-4654

Published 21-10-2008Last modified 07-08-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2008-4654 is a high (CVSS 9.3) vulnerability in videolan vlc_media_player. EPSS estimates a 57.55% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99% of scored vulnerabilities. 5 public exploits are recorded.

Overall risk

70/100

0100

High · default modelHow is this calculated?

CVSS score

9.3/10

010

High · v2.0 (NVD)

EPSS score

57.55%

0%100%

Critical · 0.00 pp in 30 days

KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog

RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded

Public exploits5reference, metasploit, exploit-database

Timeline

21-10-2008
PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
07-08-2024
Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in the parse_master function in the Ty demux plugin (modules/demux/ty.c) in VLC Media Player 0.9.0 through 0.9.4 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a TiVo TY media file with a header containing a crafted size value.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

v2.09.3

EPSS trend

Probability

57.55%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

99%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 57.55% on 21-09-2026

21-09-202621-10-2026

EPSS score

57.55%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

5 found

referenceUnverified
Exploit Reference (trapkit.de)
Maturity: unknown
MetasploitremoteVerified
VideoLAN VLC TiVo Buffer Overflow
exploit/windows/fileformat/videolan_tivo
Maturity: weaponized
exploit-databaselocalwindowsVerified
VideoLAN VLC Media Player 0.9.4 - '.ty' Local Buffer Overflow (SEH)
Maturity: weaponized

Show all 5 exploits

exploit-databaselocalwindowsVerified
VideoLAN VLC Media Player 0.9.4 - '.TY' Local Stack Buffer Overflow
Maturity: weaponized
exploit-databaselocalwindowsVerified
VideoLAN VLC Media Player 0.9.4 - TiVo Buffer Overflow (Metasploit)
Maturity: weaponized

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory BufferThe product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.

Affected systems

Debian1 product

vlc< 1.0.3-1

Videolan1 product

vlc_media_player0.9 | 0.9.1 | 0.9.2 | 0.9.3 | 0.9.4

2 vendors · 2 products

References

14 links

www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2856VDB EntryX Refsource VUPEN
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14803VDB EntrySignatureX Refsource OVAL
git.videolan.org?p=vlc.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=fde9e1cc1fe1ec9635169fa071e42b3aa6436033X Refsource CONFIRM
secunia.com/advisories/32339Third Party AdvisoryX Refsource SECUNIAVendor Advisory
www.trapkit.de/advisories/TKADV2008-010.txtX Refsource MISCExploit
git.videolan.org?p=vlc.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=26d92b87bba99b5ea2e17b7eaa39c462d65e9133X Refsource CONFIRM
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/19/2Mailing ListX Refsource MLIST
www.securityfocus.com/bid/31813VDB EntryX Refsource BID
www.videolan.org/security/sa0809.htmlX Refsource CONFIRMVendor Advisory
securityreason.com/securityalert/4460Third Party AdvisoryX Refsource SREASON

Show all 14 references

exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45960VDB EntryX Refsource XF
www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497587/100/0/threadedMailing ListX Refsource BUGTRAQ
bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=502726X Refsource CONFIRM
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-4654Advisory

Vulnerability summary

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