CVE-2008-4558

Array index error in VLC media player 0.9.2 allows remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary memory and execute arbitrary code via an XSPF playlist file with a negative identifier tag, which passes a signed comparison.

Score

CVSS 2.0 6.8 Medium

Status

Modified - cve@mitre.org

Published

2008-10-15

Last modified

2024-08-07

Weaknesses

CWE-399

Affected products

• Vlc Media Player (Videolan)

References

• http://secunia.com/advisories/32267
• http://www.coresecurity.com/content/vlc-xspf-memory-corruption
• http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6756
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497354/100/0/threaded
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31758
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2826
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45869
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14726