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CVE-2008-3794

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CVE-2008-3794

Published: Aug 26, 2008

Modified: Aug 7, 2024

PUBLISHED

Description

Integer signedness error in the mms_ReceiveCommand function in modules/access/mms/mmstu.c in VLC Media Player 0.8.6i allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted mmst link with a negative size value, which bypasses a size check and triggers an integer overflow followed by a heap-based buffer overflow.

VendorProductVersions

n/a

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affected
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References

30806
vdb-entry
x_refsource_BID
oval:org.mitre.oval:def:14531
vdb-entry
signature
x_refsource_OVAL
6293
exploit
x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
vlcmediaplayer-memmove-bo(44659)
vdb-entry
x_refsource_XF
1020759
vdb-entry
x_refsource_SECTRACK
4190
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SREASON
GLSA-200809-06
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_GENTOO

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