CVE-2008-5276: videolan vlc_media_player Numeric Errors
CVSS: 9.3v2.0HighModified
AliasesDEBIAN-CVE-2008-5276
Published 03-12-2008Last modified 07-08-2024
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2008-5276 is a high (CVSS 9.3) Numeric Errors vulnerability in videolan vlc_media_player. EPSS estimates a 7.84% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 94.6% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.
CVSS score
9.3/10
010
High · v2.0 (NVD)EPSS score
7.84%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 daysKEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits1reference
Timeline
- 03-12-2008PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 07-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
Integer overflow in the ReadRealIndex function in real.c in the Real demuxer plugin in VideoLAN VLC media player 0.9.0 through 0.9.7 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a malformed RealMedia (.rm) file that triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.
CVSS metrics
1 score · 1 source · 1 versionHigh 9.3Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:CSourcesSingle source
EPSS trend
Probability
7.84%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
95%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 7.84% on 21-09-2026
21-09-202621-10-2026
EPSS score7.84%
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
1 foundExploit Reference (trapkit.de)
Maturity: unknown
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Debian1 product
- vlc< 0.9.8a-1
Videolan1 product
- vlc_media_player0.9.0 | 0.9.1 | 0.9.2 | 0.9.3 | 0.9.4 | 0.9.5 | 0.9.6 | 0.9.7 | 0.9.8
2 vendors · 2 products
References
13 links- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14793VDB EntrySignatureX Refsource OVAL