9.3

CVE-2008-4686: videolan vlc_media_player Numeric Errors

CVSS: 9.3v2.0HighModified
AliasesDEBIAN-CVE-2008-4686DTSA-175-1
Published 22-10-2008Last modified 07-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2008-4686 is a high (CVSS 9.3) Numeric Errors vulnerability in videolan vlc_media_player. EPSS estimates a 9.94% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 95.5% of scored vulnerabilities. 2 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
9.94%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits2exploit-database

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 1
DSA-1819-1

Timeline

  1. 22-10-2008
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 07-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Multiple integer overflows in ty.c in the TY demux plugin (aka the TiVo demuxer) in VideoLAN VLC media player, probably 0.9.4, might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted .ty file, a different vulnerability than CVE-2008-4654.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

9.94%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

96%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 9.94% on 21-09-2026

21-09-202621-10-2026
EPSS score
9.94%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

2 found
  • exploit-databaselocalwindowsVerified

    VideoLAN VLC Media Player 0.9.4 - '.ty' Local Buffer Overflow (SEH)

    Maturity: weaponized

  • exploit-databaselocalwindowsVerified

    VideoLAN VLC Media Player 0.9.4 - '.TY' Local Stack Buffer Overflow

    Maturity: weaponized

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Debian1 product
  • vlc< 0.8.6.h-4.1 | < 0.8.6.h-4+lenny1
Videolan1 product

2 vendors · 2 products

References

6 links