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CVE-2008-5036
Published: Nov 10, 2008
Modified: Aug 7, 2024
PUBLISHED
Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in VideoLAN VLC media player 0.9.x before 0.9.6 might allow user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via an an invalid RealText (rt) subtitle file, related to the ParseRealText function in modules/demux/subtitle.c. NOTE: this issue was SPLIT from CVE-2008-5032 on 20081110.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
[oss-security] 20081105 VideoLAN security advisory 0810
mailing-list
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20081106 [TKADV2008-011] VLC media player RealText Processing Stack Overflow Vulnerability
mailing-list
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http://www.videolan.org/security/sa0810.html
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7051
exploit
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vlcmediaplayer-realtext-bo(46376)
vdb-entry
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http://www.trapkit.de/advisories/TKADV2008-011.txt
x_refsource_MISC
[oss-security] 20081105 CVE id request: vlc
mailing-list
x_refsource_MLIST
[oss-security] 20081110 Re: CVE id request: vlc
mailing-list
x_refsource_MLIST
32569
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
33315
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
oval:org.mitre.oval:def:14329
vdb-entry
signature
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32125
vdb-entry
x_refsource_BID
GLSA-200812-24
vendor-advisory
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