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CVE-2008-1881
Published: Apr 17, 2008
Modified: Aug 7, 2024
PUBLISHED
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.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
vlc-parsessa-bo(41936)
vdb-entry
x_refsource_XF
http://aluigi.org/adv/vlcboffs-adv.txt
x_refsource_MISC
20080317 VLC highlander bug
mailing-list
x_refsource_BUGTRAQ
28233
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
GLSA-200804-25
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_GENTOO
http://wiki.videolan.org/Changelog/0.8.6f
x_refsource_CONFIRM
28274
vdb-entry
x_refsource_BID
29800
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
oval:org.mitre.oval:def:14872
vdb-entry
signature
x_refsource_OVAL
5250
exploit
x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
vlcmediaplayer-subtitle-bo(41237)
vdb-entry
x_refsource_XF
http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/vlcboffs-adv.txt
x_refsource_MISC
28251
vdb-entry
x_refsource_BID
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