CVE-2008-1881

VLC 0.8.6e - Buffer Overflow

Title source: llm

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.

Exploits (2)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED

by j0rgan · pythonlocalwindows

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5667

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exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED

by Mai Xuan Cuong · c++localwindows

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5250

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References (13)

[Third Party Advisory] http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/vlcboffs-adv.txt

[Various Sources] http://aluigi.org/adv/vlcboffs-adv.txt

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14872

[Third Party Advisory] http://wiki.videolan.org/Changelog/0.8.6f

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489698

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28251

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28274

[Exploit, Third Party Advisory] https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5250

[Third Party Advisory] http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200804-25.xml

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41237

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41936

[Third Party Advisory] http://secunia.com/advisories/28233

[Third Party Advisory] http://secunia.com/advisories/29800

Scores

EPSS 0.5399

EPSS Percentile 98.0%

Details

CWE

CWE-119

Status published

Products (1)

videolan/vlc 0.8.6e

Published Apr 17, 2008

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026