DEBIAN-CVE-2008-1881

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CVE-2008-1881
Published: 17 Apr 2008, 23:05
Last modified:28 Apr 2026, 20:10

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
minimal
0/100
CVSS Score
No data
EPSS Score
No data
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

17 Apr 2008, 23:05
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
28 Apr 2026, 20:10
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in the ParseSSA function (modules/demux/subtitle.c) in VLC 0.8.6e allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long subtitle in an SSA file. NOTE: this issue is due to an incomplete fix for CVE-2007-6681.

Affected Systems

  • debian•vlc

    < 0.8.6.e-2.1 | < 0.8.6.e-2.1 | < 0.8.6.e-2.1 | < 0.8.6.e-2.1

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